Tiger Moth BB741 at Brough airfield.
At 16.15hrs on 7th April 1941 this 4 E.F.T.S. aircraft collided with Tiger Moth T7221 while both aircraft were in the airfield circuit and waiting to land. The pilot of this aircraft was
able to land safely at base and was repaired.
Pilot (Instructor) - S/Ldr Leonard Howard Snelling AFC RAFO (27017). Chief Flying Instructor. Slightly injured.
Pupil Pilot - LAC George Henry Stephenson RAFVR (1375031). Uninjured.
Tiger Moth BB741 was built by the De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd., at Hatfield and registered on the civilian market as G-ACDF on 6th February 1933 to the
D.H.Aircraft Co. Ltd. at Stag Lane. It remained with D.H. until it was impressed on 30th October 1940 when it was given the serial BB741 and was taken on charge
by 13 EFTS at White Waltham. The aircraft was actually being operated by D.H. Aircraft Co. Ltd at White Waltham at the time as they operated 13 EFTS and simply
transferred to the RAF and continued in the same role. On 9th January 1941 it was transferred to 4 EFTS at Brough and on 7th April 1941 it was reported as suffering
minor damage in a mid air collision (as detailed above) but was declared Cat.B/FA damaged. Three days later it was dismantled and transported to Taylorcraft
Aeroplanes Ltd. at Reasby for repair and on completion of the repair on 1st June 1941 it was taken on charge by 268 Squadron at Snailwell as the unit's 'hack'
aircraft. It remained on charge with 268 Squadron until 21st April 1944 and served on a further 27 RAF stations with the unit in that time. On 21st April 1944
it passed into the hands of No.3 School of Technical Training at Squires Gate and given the ground instructional airframe serial of 4689M. On 31st August 1944
3 S.of T.T. disbanded and the aircraft remained at Squires Gate until 2nd September 1946 when it was struck off charge as Cat.E2.(Scrap).