Tiger Moth BB801 at Yeadon airfield.
On 20th May 1941 this 20 E.F.T.S. aircraft was taxied into by Tiger Moth BB800 at Yeadon airfield. This aircraft must only have suffered very minor damage as it was flying again and crashed near Wakefield five days later.
Pilot - LAC E Jepson RAFVR (1194581).
Aviation-safety.net have copied an earlier and outdated version of this webpage to theirs, clearly with no research being done to correct my errors (which I have now corrected).
This aircraft was built by The De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd. at Hatfield and was first registered on the civilian register as G-ADWF to Scottish
Aviation Ltd. at Prestwick on 9th December 1935. It was later operated by Scottish Aviation Ltd. at Prestwick under the guise of 12 E&RFTS from 17th
February 1936. On 3rd September 1939 this unit was re-designated as 12 EFTS. On 12th October 1940 it was impressed into the RAF as BB801 and remained
with 12 EFTS. On 24th March 1941 it was transferred to 20 EFTS at Yeadon and sustained very minor Cat.A/GA damage on 20th May 1941. It was then quickly
repaired on site as on 25th May 1941 Cat.B/FA damage sustained when it force landed near Horbury, between Dewsbury and Wakefield. From here it was dismantled and transported
by road to D.H. Ltd. where after further assessment on 27th May 1941 the aircraft was re-Cat.E1 and struck off charge.