ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143958
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| Date: | 26-MAR-1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth II |
| Operator: | 3 EFTS, RAF |
| Registration: | R5062 |
| C/n / msn: | 82957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lechlade, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Instructor F/Sergeant Rudolf Tesárek died: pupil Sgt (Sergeant) Jaroslav Hloužek uninjured. During a training flight Tesárek performed spin an airplane fitted bomb racks under the fuselage, which made the aircraft was unsuitable for aerobatics. At the last spin, the machine became uncontrollable. Hloužek managed to strain every effort to bail out, but not Tesárek, and he died on impact. He was buried 3.31 1941 at a military cemetery in Watchfield.
Sources:
http://flymag.cz/article.php?id=6171
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p829.htm
http://www.vets.estranky.cz/clanky/vpm-okres-kladno/kladno.html
http://www.khl-jhradec.cz/?clanek=60
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2012 13:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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