ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225038
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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Queen Bee |
| Owner/operator: | PAU RAF |
| Registration: | P5743 |
| MSN: | 5413 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Farm, St. Hilary, 3 miles north of St Athan, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Athan, Glamorgan, South Wales |
| RAF Manorbier, Pembrokeshire |
This Queen Bee (a pilotless version of the DeHavilland DH.82 Tiger Moth) was assigned to PAU (Pilotless Aircraft Unit, RAF) on 3 December 1940. This aircraft, although of the radio controlled variant, was being piloted at the time of the accident (there was a ferry pilot on board) when it dived into the ground into a field at West Farm, St. Hilary, 3 miles north of St Athan on 2nd January 1941. Aircraft believed to be on delivery to RAF Manorbier in Pembrokeshire. SOC 11 January 1941
Crew:
P/O (80862) Rocheford Clive Stokes (pilot) RAF - killed
The reported crash location of St Hilary is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located just south of the A48, about a mile southeast of the market town of Cowbridge.
Sources:
1. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p054.html
3. https://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/aircraft/de-havilland-dh82b-queen-bee/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2717407/ROCHEFORD%20CLIVE%20STOKES/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Hilary,_Vale_of_Glamorgan
Images:
Llantwit Major cemetery. 2010.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2019 16:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-May-2019 16:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Jul-2019 16:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2020 15:36 | Davies 62 | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
| 26-Jul-2021 22:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Jul-2021 22:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2021 08:42 | Jixon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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