ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276822
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 756 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | DE199 |
| MSN: | 85256 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wooldings Farm, 1 mile North East of Whitchurch, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Kestrel /RNAS Worthy Down, Winchester, Hampshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85256; Taken on charge as DE199 at 756 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy at HMS Kestrel, RNAS Worthy Down, Winchester, Hampshire 23.12.41.
Written off (destroyed) when broke up in mid-air during severe pull-up from a loop, and crashed at Wooldings Farm, 1 mile North East of Whitchurch, Hampshire 16.6.42; pilot killed. After baling out, the pilot was struck by the aircraft during the bale out and sustained fatal injuries.
Crew of Tiger Moth DE199:
Lieutenant Commander (Air) John Hugh Charsley, FAA RN (Attached to HMS Kestrel, RNAS Worthy Down) - killed on active service 16.6.42
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1987 p.10)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/21/W1257: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6577471
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2350947/john-hough-charsley/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p852.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=DE199
7. https://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
8. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1942-06JUN.htm
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/756_Naval_Air_Squadron
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Worthy_Down
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2022 18:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Mar-2022 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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