ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276459
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| Date: | Friday 20 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T8204 |
| MSN: | 84496 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Nunton, 2 miles South of Salisbury, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84496; Taken on charge as T8204 at 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 15.4.41. To RAF Valley, Anglesey 7.6.41. To 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, RAF Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire 25.11.41.
Written off when flew into a hill near Nunton, 2 miles South of Salisbury, Wiltshire 20.3.42. Both crew - Sergeant L T B Orford and Sergeant E J Parr - survived, but were injured
Struck off charge 26.3.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E). Nunton is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Salisbury. The former parish included the small village of Bodenham, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the east
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.68)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/12813: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083563
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p844.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T8204
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._501_Squadron_RAF#Second_World_War
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2022 18:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Mar-2022 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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