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| Date: | Saturday 5 April 1941 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 8 CAACU RAF |
| Registration: | BD140 |
| MSN: | 7073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF St. Eval, near Padstow, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St.Eval, Padstow, Cornwall |
c/no 7073: Registered G-ACTG [C of R 5086] 15.6.34 to Morris Motors Ltd, Witney (and Stanton St John, Beckley). C of A 4342 issued 3.8.34. Registration cancelled 10.5.40 as sold.
Impressed as BD140 12.5.40. To 110 (AAC) Wing, RAF Ringway, Cheshire 12.5.40. To 6 AACU, RAF Ringway, Cheshire. To 8 AACU RAF Filton, Brsitol, Gloucestershire 20.5.40 (later RAF Weston Zoyland, Bridgwater, Somerset).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when wrecked by bomb damage while parked at RAF St Eval, Padtow, Cornwall 17.5.41; to De Havilland Witney, Oxfordshire for repairs 22.5.41 but repairs abandoned and airframe struck off charge 11.6.41.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACTG.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_St_Eval
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2017 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Mar-2019 18:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Oct-2022 01:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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