ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204193
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| Date: | Friday 23 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 10 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | G-ADNS |
| MSN: | 3413 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Yatesbury, 4 miles east of Calne, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Yatesbury, Wiltshire |
| RAF Yatesbury, Wiltshire |
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 3413 (Gipsy Major #8309) Regd G-ADNS [C of R 6177] 4.10.35 to The Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd and operated by Bristol Reserve School, Filton; later 10 E&RFTS Yatesbury; coded “23”. C of A 5141 issued 27.11.35.
Part of the west site at Filton was operated from 1936 by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as a civilian flying school (No. 10 Elementary Reserve & Flying Training School) where trainees were prepared for service in the RAF or the Reserve, using Tiger Moth aircraft. Unit renamed 10 EFTS after the outbreak of war on 3.9.39
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23.8.40 when crashed on landing at RAF Yatesbury, 4 miles east of Calne, Wiltshire. Registration G-ADNS cancelled 5.9.40 by Secretary of State, Air Ministry, due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADNS.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p034.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Yatesbury#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2018 19:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Aug-2021 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-Aug-2021 16:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Aug-2021 17:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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