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Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
Time: | day |
Type: | De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS RAF |
Registration: | G-ADPE |
MSN: | 3395 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | Desford, Leicestershire |
Narrative:DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3395 (Gipsy Major #8289) Registered G-ADPE [C of R 6223] 24.9.35 to Reid & Sigrist Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, and operated by 7 E&RFTS Desford. C of A 5125 issued 19.11.35. Unit renamed 7 EFTS after the outbreak of war on 3.9.39.
Substantially damaged 10.5.40 when crashed on take off from Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire. Presumably repaired, because, still as G-ADPE, this Tiger Moth crashed for the second time on 22.7.40: "Sergeant W J E Ardley; injured; aircraft accident, Braunstone, Tiger Moth G-ADPE, 7 Elementary Flying Training School, 22 July 1940" (see link #3). (Braunstone is in Leicestershire, approximately six and a half miles south south east of RAF Desford).
Registration G-ADPE cancelled ("Cancellation by Secretary of State") on 3.1.41. It is worth noting that a number of Tiger Moths operated by Reid & Sigrist were impressed into military service with 7 EFTS on this date (with serials between BB851 and BB863). As such G-ADPE was impressed into Military Service as BB853 on 3.1.41.
Crashed (for the third and final time), this time in Military markings as Tiger Moth BB853: crashed into dispersal hut on landing Desford 10.10.41 and destroyed by fire. According to File AIR81/9499: "Leading Aircraftman P M A Hull: injured; aircraft accident at Desford Aerodrome, Leicestershire, Tiger Moth BB853, 7 Elementary Flying Training School, 10 October 1941".
Struck off charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E) 17.10.41.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft BA100-BZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2.
https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad 3.
https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADPE.pdf 4. Second crash - National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2427:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471672 5. Third & final crash - National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/9499:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16997746 6.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p033.html 7.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 8.
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3794-411010-Unaccounted-airmen-10-10-1941&p=20789#post20789 9.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Jan-2018 15:03 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
16-Oct-2018 20:43 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
03-Aug-2021 23:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
03-Aug-2021 23:40 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
03-Aug-2021 23:41 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
04-Aug-2021 17:17 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |