ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204338
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | G-ADPB |
| MSN: | 3392 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leicester East, Gartree Road, Stoughton, Leicestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
| RAF Leicester East, Leicestershire (EGBG) |
First registered (C of R 6220) on 24.9.35 as G-ADPB to Reid & Sigrist Ltd., New Malden, Surrey (aircraft based at Desford, Leicestershire). C of A 5122 issued 18.11.35. Operated by 7 E&RFTS. Unit renamed 7 EFTS after the outbreak of war on 3.3.39.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27.5.40 when crashed on forced landing RAF Leicester East, Gartree Road, Stoughton, Leicestershire 27.5.40. Pilot, Sergeant R M Trundle injured. Registration G-ADPB belatedly cancelled by the Air Ministry post-war - on 19.11.45 - after 1945 census return, when the Air Ministry made inquiries into the continued survival (or not) of all pre-war registered aircraft.
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2170: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471580
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADPB.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p033.html
6. http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/uploads/thehistoryofdesfordaerodrome.pdf
7. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1935/1935%20-2-%200710.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Leicester_East
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2021 16:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-Aug-2021 17:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 21:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2022 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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