ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276529
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| Date: | Friday 13 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 10 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N9492 |
| MSN: | 82519 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Severn, Pixham Ferry, Callow End, 3 miles South of Worcester -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82519 (Gipsy Major #82533); Taken on charge as N9492 at 19 MU RAF St Athan, South Glamorgan 13.2.40. To RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon 14.9.40; returned to 19 MU RAF St.Athan 14.11.40. To 10 EFTS RAF Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 16.11.40; to RAF Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 9.41.
Written off when hit HT cables in bad visibility and crashed into the River Severn near Pixham Ferry, Callow End, 3 miles South of Worcester 13.3.42. Both crew - Pilot Officer F H Kirston and Flight Lieutenant P Burnhill - survived but injured
Struck off charge 21.3.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E). Callow End is a constituent village of the civil parish of Powick in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. It is located on the B4424 road about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of its junction with the main A449 Malvern to Worcester road. Pixham Ferry, the crash location is approximately 1/2 mile away.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archvies (PRO Kew) File AIR81/12677: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083427
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p825.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N9492
6. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1942.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callow_End
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2022 15:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Mar-2022 19:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Mar-2022 14:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
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