ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276940
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 10 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | K5246 |
| MSN: | 3242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3242; Taken on charge as K4246 at RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey 20.12.34. To Home Aircraft Depot, RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire 3.9.35. To 1 FTS, RAF Leuchars, Fife 1.7.36. To 3 "B" HQ Flight, RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk 8.4.37. To 1 ASU (Aircraft Servicing Unit) RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire 31.8.37. To 19 E&RFTS RAF Gatwick, Horley, Surrey 30.9.37. Damaged 27.5.38 when undercarriage collapsed during landing in strong cross-winds at RAF Gatwick, Horley, Surrey; repaired on site and returned to service.
To 10 EFTS RAF Yatesbury 15.10.39; moved with unit to Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 9.40; then to RAF Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 9.41.
Written off when Destroyed by fire during engine overhaul at RAF Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 31.3.42. A fuel leak ignited during engine start up while the engine was being checked in a hangar at RAF Stoke Orchard. Struck off charge 15.5.42.
Sources:
1. The K File - the RAF of the 1930s (James J Halley, Air Britian 1995 p.347)
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p032.html
4. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Stoke_Orchard
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2022 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Mar-2022 23:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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