ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352142
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| Date: | Sunday 1 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | BK848 |
| MSN: | 1902 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Netheravon, Fittleton, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Netheravon, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire (EGDN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 1902 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I #1414]: registered as G-ABXB [C of R 3770] 5.32 to Eric Leigh, Godalming (based Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey). C of A 3477 issued 14.6.32. Re-registered [C of R 6759] 21.2.36 to Brooklands Flying Club Ltd, Brooklands, later Sywell, Northamptonshire. C of A lapsed 20.3.40. Registration cancelled 8.8.40 as sold (probably when requisitioned by Air Ministry).
Impressed into military service as BK848 20.10.40 and delivered to 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire. To 1 SFTS Netheravon 17.5.41. Probably damaged at RAF Netheravon, Fittleton, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire early in March 1942 and to DeHavilland at Witney, Oxfordshire 14.3.42 for damage assessment. Not repaired and struck off charge.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABXB.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ab/g-ab-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFieGIiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p019.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
6. 1 SFTS ORB December 1919 to March 1942: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/563/1: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7160842
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netheravon_Airfield#Royal_Air_Force,_1918%E2%80%931963
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2024 14:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Mar-2024 22:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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