ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143966
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| Date: | Friday 18 February 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth II |
| Owner/operator: | 313 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DE479 |
| MSN: | 85475 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire |
| RAF Mendlesham, Stowmarket, Suffolk |
de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth MSN 85475: Taken on charge as DE479 at 46 MU RAF Lossiemouth 9.3.42. To 602 Squadron, Skeabrae 27.9.42. To 129 Squadron, Skeabrae 22.1.43. To 66 Squadron, Skeabrae 19.2.43. To 313 Squadron, Peterhead 4.7.43; moved with the squadron to Hawkinge 8.43; then to RAF Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire 9.43
Crashed on take-off Ibsley 18.2.44: Flight Sergeant František Fant, after taking off from Ibsley to Mendelsham, stopped the engine, which did not warm enough before the start. As a result of his landing, he drove into a ditch and damaged the plane. Fanta was not injured in the accident
Crew:
Flight Sergeant František Fanta (cs.pilot) RAFVR - not injured
To Lundy & Atlantic Coast for repairs 3.3.44; to 38 MU Llandow 23.3.44. To 3 EFTS Shellingford 23.2.45. To 2 FTS, South Cerney 29.4.48. To RAF Manston for film work 3.8.49. To Llandow Station Flight 8.9.49. To 9 MU Cosford 12.4.54. Sold 5.10.54 to WA Rollason Ltd, Croydon.
Sold to Australia and regd VH-BPV 5.10.56 to Aerial Agriculture Pty Ltd, Bankstown. Regd 13.10.56 to Neil M McInnes, Gippsland, Vic. Badly damaged in forced landing 10 ml N of Sale, Vic 31.12.56; repaired. Badly damaged when overturned on take-off spraying Pura Pura, Victoria 24.12.58. Registration VH-BPV cancelled 4.2.59.
Sources:
1. http://flymag.cz/article.php?id=6171
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p854.html
4. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BPV.html
5. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/12500-vh-bpv-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2012 14:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jun-2012 15:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 22-Oct-2012 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 23-Nov-2020 18:35 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2021 17:21 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 22-Aug-2021 00:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Aug-2021 16:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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