ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276707
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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 'M' Flt 1 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | DE166 |
| MSN: | 85236 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Groom Warren Farm, Stiffkey, near Bircham Newton, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langham, Holt, Blakeney, Norfolk |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85236; Taken on charge as DE166 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 11.12.41. To 'M' Flight, 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, RAF Langham, Holt, Blakeney, Norfolk 13.2.42.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun into the ground at Groom Warren Farm, Stiffkey, near Bircham Newton, Norfolk 25.6.42. Both crew - Flight Sergeant R N Jarvis and Corporal W Minton - survived but injured
Struck off charge 13.7.42 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1987 p.9)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/15506: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17387005
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p852.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=DE166
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiffkey#Military_camp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2022 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Mar-2022 22:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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