ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203325
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | AW168 |
| MSN: | 7058 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire |
| RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire |
First registered (C of R 4986) 21.4.33 as G-ACRC to A.N.T Rankin, Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. C of A 4521 issued May 1934. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 67891) 29.3.36 to Merseyside Aero & Sports Co Ltd., Speke Airport, Liverpool.
Lancashire Police made use of de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth G-ACRC in air spotting. Owned by Merseyside Aero & Sports Ltd., [another title for the Liverpool Aero Club] the Moth was contracted to cover a Royal visit to Lancashire on 16 to 20.5.38.
The weather for the Royal Tour by the recently crowned King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was typically British as the couple set off to tour the county over four days. The weather was so poor that it was not until the final day that flying conditions were suitable for operation of the Leopard Moth.
On the afternoon of May 20, the three seat aircraft, crewed by Inspector Tommy Platt, Mr H Willett the head of the Lancashire Constabulary Radio Department and an unidentified pilot, operated out of the airfield at Barton near Eccles. The trio transmitted verbal reports on the progress of the King and Queen in their motorcade as they short visits to Bolton, Rochdale and Oldham. The reception quality of the transmissions from the light aircraft was poor, but adequate.
Withdrawn from use and stored at Hooton Park, Cheshire from 4.9.39 when all civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war. UK civil registration G-ACRC cancelled 29.5.40 due to "change of owner of aircraft". Impressed into military service 21.6.40 as AW168. As the Moth was re-activated in June 1940, it was spared from being destroyed in the "Great Fire of Hooton Park" on 8.7.40, which destroyed 19 aircraft that were stored there under the Grandstand at Hooton Park racecourse.
Military service with To 110 (AAC) Wing, RAF Ringway, Cheshire and to 7 AACU RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire 14.7.40. Crashed on landing Castle Bromwich 1.10.41; to DH Witney for repairs. Not repaired, but struck off charge 3.11.41. as Cat. E(FA)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 2000 p 143)
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACRC.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p070.html
6. http://www.policeaviationnews.com/Acrobat/index/PoliceAviation-ahistory.pdf
7. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Oct41.html
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2008.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bromwich_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2017 02:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-May-2019 01:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 09:01 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2022 04:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 07-Oct-2022 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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