ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276428
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Air School SAAF |
| Registration: | SAAF 2251 |
| MSN: | 84942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kroonstad Airport, Kroonstad, Orange Free State -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kroonstad Airport, Orange Free State, South Africa |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84942; Taken on charge as T6628 by the RAF at 4 MU Cowley, Oxford 21.9.41 and shipped direct to South Africa. Taken on charge by the SAAF as 2251. To 7 Air School, RAF Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa by 31.12.41.
Written off when struck telegraph pole and crashed/destroyed by fire near Kroonstad Airport, Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, 31.3.42.
Crew:
Lt. H N Lawless (Instructor Pilot) SAAF - injured
LAC J Taylor (Pilot U/T) RAFVR - survived but injured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.53)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/13124: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083874
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p849.html
5. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroonstad_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2022 15:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Mar-2022 10:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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