ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204482
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 9 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | BB794 |
| MSN: | 3446 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Southam, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Southam, Warwickshire |
First registered (C of R 6423) on 9.12.35 as G-ADWC to Scottish College of Aviation Ltd [renamed Scottish Aviation Ltd 3.36] and operated by 12 E&RFTS Prestwick, Ayrshire. C of A 5265 issued 13.1.36. (G-ADWC was one of a batch of nine DH.82 Tiger Moths, registered as G-ADVX to G-ADWF on this date to Scottish Aviation. A further batch of seven were also registered on the same date as G-ADWJ to G-ADWP).
Unit renamed 12 EFTS upon the outbreak of war on 3.9.39, and continued in service with 12 EFTS until registration G-ADVX cancelled 12.10.40 when impressed into military service as BB794 same day. To 19 EFTS Sealand 5.3.41. To 24 MU Ternhill 8.1.42. To 29 MU High Ercall 15.4.42. To 9 EFTS Ansty 23.6.42.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on takeoff Southam RLG, Warwickshire 23.6.43; aircraft caught fire and burnt out. Struck Off Charge as Cat.E(FA) 13.4.43.
RAF Southam was a Royal Air Force relief landing ground (RLG) located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of Southam, Warwickshire, England and 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south east of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.
The airfield opened in 1940 and was mainly used by 9 Elementary Flying Training School training pilots. No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School (9 EFTS) using Tiger Moths. The School was mainly based at RAF Ansty but Southam was used as a satellite station/relief landing ground, and operated from 3.9.39 until 31.3.44. The airfield closed 18.12.44. There is now a housing estate on the site of the airfield, known as Flying Fields.
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADWC.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p034.html
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1943.htm
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
7. https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/de-havilland-dh82a-tiger-moth-g-adwc/MEV-10992223 [photo]
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Southam
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2018 16:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Nov-2018 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2021 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 18-Aug-2021 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2021 17:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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