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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Piper J-4A Cub Coupe |
| Owner/operator: | 1424 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | BV988 |
| MSN: | 4-554 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tilshead, Shrewton, 9 miles E of Warminster, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire |
| RAF Tilshead, Wiltshire |
First civil registered [C of R 9146/1] on 21.6.39 as G-AFVM to the Ipswich Aero Club Ltd., London W.1 (aircraft based at Ipswich Airport, Ipswich, Suffolk). C of V 181 issued July 1939.
Withdrawn from use and stored at Ipswich Airport from 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of WW II. Civil registration G-AFVM cancelled 27.12.40 when impressed into military service as BV988.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3.6.42 when crashed at RAF Tilshead, Shrewton, 9.3 miles (15.0 km) east of Warminster, Wiltshire,
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFVM.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/00464.php
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tilshead
6. http://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Shrewton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2018 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 11:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-May-2024 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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