ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145856
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Date: | Thursday 5 March 1936 |
Time: | day |
Type: | de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | 7 ERFTS opf Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
Registration: | G-ADPD |
MSN: | 3394 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
Destination airport: | RAF Desford, Leicestershire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN3394 (Gipsy Major #8288): Registered as G-ADPD [C of R 6222] 24.9.35 to Reid & Sigrist Ltd and operated by 7 E&RFTS RAF Desford, Licestershire. C of A 5124 issued 19.11.35.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun into the ground from 200 feet and crashed near Desford, Leicestershire 24.3.36. Registration G-ADPD cancelled 2 November 1936 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of the aircraft".
The remains were returned to DH and re-manufactured as DH.82A Tiger Moth G-AEID c/no 3498, which was written off in a later, separate, accident on 27.9.40 (which see).
Sources:
1.
http://leicestershire-aviation.co.uk/aircraft-crashes-force-landings-in-leicestershire/ 2.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 3.
https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad 4.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html 5.
https://leicestershire-aviation.co.uk/aircraft-crashes-force-landings-in-leicestershire/ 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Desford#Flying_school Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-May-2012 12:15 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
02-Aug-2016 12:58 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
02-Aug-2016 12:58 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
29-Jul-2021 23:10 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
29-Jul-2021 23:20 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
29-Jul-2021 23:24 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
25-Oct-2022 20:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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