ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153494
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| Date: | Sunday 3 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | X9405 |
| MSN: | 2113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire |
Registered G-ABHB [C of R 2930] 11.30 to William F Thomas, Croydon. C of A 2831 issued 29.11.30. Regd [C of R 3302] 10.7.31 to Surrey Flying Services Ltd, Croydon. Transferred to NAC at Weston-super-Mare on outbreak of war (4.9.39)
Registration cancelled as sold 4.4.40. To 6 Group Communications Flight, RAF Abingdon 15.4.40. Impressed into military service as X9405 10.5.40 [serial probably not used?]. To RAF Andover Station Flight 1.6.40. By 31.7.40, with Farnborough Station Flight. To 39 MU Colerne 16.8.40. Issued to 3 Ferry Pilots Pool at RAF Hawarden 10.10.40.
Successfully forced landed near Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Leicestershire in bad visibility on 3.11.40, but on subsequent take-off later the same day, it struck a hedge and was written off. Wreck to DH Witney for spares recovery and struck off charge 12.1.41.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABHB.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.htmll
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2013 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2013 16:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2017 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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