ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276325
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| Date: | Friday 13 February 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 28 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R4793 |
| MSN: | 82737 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Mount Hampden, Salisbury, Mashonaland West -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mount Hampden, Mashonaland West Province, Southern Rhodesia |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82737 (Gipsy Major #82585); Taken on charge as R4793 at 4 MU RAF Cowley, Oxford 12.1.40 and shipped direct to Southern Rhodesia 12.1.40. To 25 EFTS RAF Belvedere, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. To 28 EFTS RAF Mount Hampden, Mashonaland West Province, Southern Rhodesia
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun into the ground and crashed at RAF Mount Hampden, Mashonaland West Province, Southern Rhodesia 13.2.42. Both crew - Flight Lieutenant A Nassopoulos (Royal Hellenic Air Force, Instructor Pilot) and Aircraftsman N C Cranny (Pilot Under Training) - survived but injured
Struck off charge 13.2.42 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 AIR81/12190: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17082940
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p827.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R4793
6. http://rhodesianheritage.blogspot.com/2013/10/mount-hampden-28-elementary-flying.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hampden
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2022 16:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Mar-2022 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2022 22:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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