ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276563
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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 21 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T6815 |
| MSN: | 85084 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Booker, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Booker, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| RAF Booker, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85084; Taken on charge as T6815 at 21 EFTS RAF Booker, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 17.10.41.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled while overshooting on landing in strong crosswinds, and crashed at RAF Booker, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 12.4.42. Pilot - Leading Aircraftsman R H Jenkins - survived but was injured
Struck off charge 17.4.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1997 p.55)
2. National Airchives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/13277: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17205914
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p850.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T6815
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Booker#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2022 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Mar-2022 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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