ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276848
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| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 6 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T6393 |
| MSN: | 84767 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire (ORM/EGBK) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84767; Taken on charge as T6393 at 6 EFTS RAF Sywell, Northamptonshire 30.6.41.
Written off (destroyed) when abandoned in flight with jammed ailerons during aerobatics and crashed Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire 25.2.43. Both crew bailed out, and parachuted to the ground safely.
Struck off charge 12.3.43 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.51)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/22/W1476: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6577690
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p847.html
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T6393
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Ashby
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2022 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Mar-2022 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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