ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19684
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| Date: | Monday 20 August 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 14 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N5467 |
| MSN: | 3735 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meriden, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elmdon, Warwickshire |
| RAF Hockley Heath, Warwickshire |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3735 (Gipsy Major #80692; #80688 per record card): Taken on charge as N5467 at 27 MU RAF Shawbury, Shropshire 28.10.38. To 9 E&RFTS RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire 31.1.39; coded “3”. Unit renamed 9 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39. To 14 EFTS RAF Elmdon, Birmingham 27.3.44.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20.8.45: crashed while force landing at Meriden, Warwickshire. Engine failure during forced landing practice. Names of crew not traced, but no injuries or fatalities reported. Formally Struck off Charge as Cat.E(FA) 24.8.45.
The reported crash location of Meriden is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. Historically, it is part of Warwickshire and lies between the cities of Birmingham and Coventry.
No. 14 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) which flew Tiger Moths using RAF Elmdon as the main base and Hockley Heath as a satellite between 10.9.39 and 1.2.46 providing initial assessment before pupil pilots were sent abroad in the Commonwealth Air Training Scheme which was operated by Airwork Services
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1945.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p037.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=%20N5467
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hockley_Heath
6. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/flying_units.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriden,_West_Midlands
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2008 11:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-May-2012 11:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Aug-2021 21:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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