ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276680
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| Date: | Friday 15 May 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 25 (P) EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T6261 |
| MSN: | 84687 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westville, 1 mile North of RAF Hucknall, Notinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire (EGNA) |
| RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire (EGNA) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84687; Taken on charge as T6261 at 25 [P]EFTS RAF Westwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 11.6.41; to RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 7.41. T6221 was a named Presentation Aircraft "City of Windsor" [Ontario].
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when ran out of fuel, which caused engine failure; aircraft stalled and crashed in a forced landing on final approach at Westville, 1 mile North of RAF Hucknall, Notinghamshire 15.5.42. Both crew - Pilot Officer T Wierzbowski (Instructor Pilot, Polish National) and Leading Aircraftman B Graff (Pilot Under Training) - survived but injured
Struck off charge 19.5.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.50)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/14284: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17206921
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p846.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T6261
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hucknall_Aerodrome
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westville,_Nottinghamshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2022 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Mar-2022 09:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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