ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276559
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 16 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 25 (P) EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T7185 |
| MSN: | 83651 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blidworth, 5 miles East of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire (EGNA) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83651; Taken on charge as T7185 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 5.8.40. To RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk 25.9.40. To 1 [P] FTS RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 19.12.40. To 25 [P] EFTS RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 6.41.
Written off when collided with Tiger Moth T7972 at 800 feet and crashed Blidworth, 5 miles East of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire16.4.42. Pilot - Kapral Stefan PLISZKE (Polish Air Force, Pilot Under Training, Service Number P/784235, aged 25) - killed. Flying Officer S Walczak (Polish) in Tiger Moth T7972 was also killed (see separate entry)
Struck off charge 23.4.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.58)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/13497; https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17206134
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/7504123/stefan-pliszke/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p836.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T7185
7. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?s=87050&q=28%20Sqd%20RAF&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_type=&search_only=
8. http://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Casualties/1940s/1942/Casualties_1942_04-6.htm
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blidworth
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2022 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Mar-2022 08:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation