ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276794
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| Date: | Monday 16 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RIAF |
| Registration: | VT-ANF |
| MSN: | 83703 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile north of Lallaguda Station, Secunderabad, Telengana -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Begumpet, Secunderabad, Telangana, India (VOHY) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83703 (Gipsy Major #85238); C of A 6876 issued [undated, but VT-ANC and VT-AND had C of As issued 15.10.40] to Goverment of India. Registered as VT-ANF 28.12.40 to Government of India. Taken on charge by 2 EFTS at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Impressed into military service as DG492 on 2.1.41 (but serial not taken up). To 1 EFTS, Royal Indian Air Force, Begumpet, Secunderabad, Telangana, India [by 3.42].
Written off (destroyed by fire) when crashed (still as VT-ANF) 1 mile North of Lallaguda Station, Secunderabad, Telenganda, India, 16.3.42 after propeller broke away in pull out of power dive; both crew killed.
Crew of Tiger Moth VT-ANF
Flying Officer Dennis John Alsen FLETCHER, RAF VR (Service Number 78780, Instructor Pilot, aged 41) - killed on active service 16.3.42
Officer Cadet Ronald Ean MacKENZIE, RIAF (Service Number 11109, Pilot Under Training, aged 19) - killed in active service 16.3.42
Both crew were buried at the Madras War Cemetery, Madras (Chennai), India. Lallaguda Gate is a railway station in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located on the Manmad–Kachiguda section of South Central Railway. Localities like Lallaguda and Tukaramgate are accessible from this station. Registration VT-ANF cancelled 25.3.42 as "destroyed".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p.28)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/12801: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083551
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2172673/dennis-john-alsen-fletcher/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2172902/ronald-ean-mackenzie/
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p837.html
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=VT-ANF
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-1.html
9. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
10. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/VT-ANF
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lallaguda_railway_station
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2022 17:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Mar-2022 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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