DE932
de Havilland Tiger Moth DE932 assigned to 311th Ferry Squadron, 8th AF USAAF. Written off in a forced landing at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, due to fuel exhaustion, pilot Lt Frank A Forsyth, 24-Oct-43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886960 / T-190911
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 153rd Observation Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: passenger
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: BAD-2
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire RG7, UK | 18 December 1942 | Landing accident Stall/Spin RAF Aldermaston, Berkshire, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt William M McGuire, 18-Dec-42. 153OS 37OG AAF Sta 466 (RAF Membury) |
Crashed |
Squires Gate, Blackpool, Blackpool, Blackpool FY4, UK | 16 August 1943 | Taxiing accident Squires Gate Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt John E Harriss, 16-Aug-43. 8AF |
Crashed |
Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, UK | 24 October 1943 | Written off in a forced landing at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, due to fuel exhaustion. Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Frank A Forsyth, 24-Oct-43. Passenger Lt Garfield H Severson. 8AF |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Warton, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 26 October 1943 | Struck Off Charge. |
Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | Built at de Havilland. | |
Delivered |
England, UK | Delivered to RAF MU. | |
Assigned |
England, UK | Assigned to 311th Ferry Squadron, 8th AF USAAF. |
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