ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276319
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| Date: | Thursday 19 June 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5031 |
| MSN: | 82926 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ellistown, 2 miles South of Coalville, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82926 (Gipsy Major #82887); Taken on charge as R5031 at 9 MU RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 20.3.40. To RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 25.9.40; returned to 9 MU RAF Cosford 11.11.40. To 7 EFTS RAF Desford. Leicestershire 13.11.40.
Written off when crashed at Ellistown, Leicestershire 19.6.41 after parachute jammed controls during aerobatics. Aircraft abandoned in flight; Pilot bailed out and parachuted safely to the ground. Ellistown is a village about 2 miles south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England.
Struck off charge 26.6.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/20/W1044: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6577249
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p829.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R5031
6. https://docplayer.net/amp/186974828-Aircraft-crashes-in-the-east-midlands-excluding-lincolnshire-t-n-hancock.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellistown
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2022 14:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Mar-2022 18:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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