ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205544
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| Date: | Thursday 11 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | BB739 |
| MSN: | 2264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire (EGTH) |
| RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire (EGTH) |
Built by the De Havilland Technical School at Hatfield in early 1937. (One of two DH.82 Tiger Moths built by the DH Technical School - the other was G-ADGO, c/n 2262). First registered (C of R 7712) on 2.3.37 as G-AEVB to the De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd., Hatfield, Hertfordshire. C of A 5803 issued 8.4.37.
Later (by June 1938) assigned to the De Havilland operated 1 E&RFTS (Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School). Upon the outbreak of war on 4.9.39. the reserve was mobilized, and the unit renamed 1 EFTS (1 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS)). Based at Hatfield (UK) in November 1940.
Civil registration G-AEVB cancelled 30.10.40 when impressed into military service as BB739, still with 1 EFTS. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11.9.41 when crashed on take off at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Engine failed on take-off and spun into the ground; aircraft crashed and destroyed by fire at Hatfield. Pilot Under Training on first solo flight killed
Crew of Tiger Moth BB739:
Leading Aircraftsman Duncan COLQUHOUN (1078042, Pilot Under Training, aged 19) RAF - killed in service 11.9.41.
Tiger Moth BB739 formally Struck Off Charge as Cat.E(FA) on 18.9.41.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft BA100-BZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1986 p 18)
2. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3059184/colquhoun,-duncan/
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/8970: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16924812
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ae
5. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AEVB.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
8. http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/scottishwargraves-ftopic770.html
9. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p022.html
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_Aerodrome#Wartime
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Reserve_flying_schools .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 22:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 29-May-2019 23:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2021 20:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Aug-2021 20:19 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2022 14:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2022 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2022 09:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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