ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206295
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| Date: | Friday 23 July 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | 5 GTS RAF |
| Registration: | W6458 |
| MSN: | 94007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Shobdon, Leominster, Herefordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shobdon, Leominster, Herefordshire (EGBS) |
c/no 94007 (Gipsy Minor #20007): First Registered as G-AFPC (C of R 9014) 25.4.39 to The Royal Air Force Flying Club [secretary R.G. Weighall], Hatfield, Hertfordshire. C of A 6593 issued 23.6.39. Registration G-AFPC cancelled by Secretary of State, Air Ministry 19.12.39 as "sold" ("change of ownership of aircraft").
Impressed into military service as W6458 on 1.3.40 and delivered to 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire. To 2 Squadron, RAF Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire 13.10.40. To Gatwick for overhaul 21.7.41 and thence to 10 OTU RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire 17.8.41. To 3 (Pilot) AFU RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire 20.7.42. To 5 GTS (Glider Training Squadron) RAF Shobdon, Leominster, Herefordshire (by 7.43)
Damaged when struck marker post while taxuing at RAF Shobdon, Leominster, Herefordshire 23.7.43. To De Havilland at Witney, Oxfordshire 11.11.43 for repairs. Repairs not proceeded with and aircraft struck off charge 13.12.43 as Cat.E(FA)
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFPC.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p940.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_Wales_and_West_Midlands.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shobdon_Aerodrome#RAF_Shobdon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2018 00:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Feb-2018 17:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2020 11:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Oct-2022 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Oct-2022 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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