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Tiger Moth R4970
Tiger Moth R4970 crashed near High Post on 3 Sep 40, and was SOC on 17 Oct 40.
It is said to have been operated by 112 Sqn RCAF, but that seems unlikely as this squadron was serving in Africa at the time. Does anyone know its correct operating unit please? |
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Re: Tiger Moth R4970
Hello,
3.9.1940 No.112 Canadian (AC) Squadron RCAF, High Post, Wiltshire. Tiger Moth II R4970 Hit HT wires 1m NW of High Post aerodrome and crashed. Aircraft totally destroyed by fire C/472 F/L Harold Wilmer KERBY RCAF F/O R. F. Brown RCAF Both uninjured. Sources: No.112 Canadian (AC) Sqn RCAF ORB RAF Aircraft/Halley/A-B,1996/p.129 Col. Last edited by Col Bruggy; 7th April 2020 at 18:25. |
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Re: Tiger Moth R4970
Thanks for the useful answer!
It seems that I, and others, have been confused by the fact that there was a 112 Sqn RAF and a 112 Sqn RCAF.. |
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Re: Tiger Moth R4970
F/O R. F. Brown RCAF is I think
C1324 Robert Francis Brown RCAF |
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Re: Tiger Moth R4970
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Initially the unit was re-designated as No 2 (F) Sq but it was pretty quickly realised that was not too smart either, so when someone got the very sensible idea to re-number the Canadian squadrons in a separate range, this and other RCAF in Britain finally received numbers in the 400 range on March 1st, 1941 This unit thus became 402 Squadron RCAF Cheers Stig |
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