ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182222
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Dortmunder Luftfahrtgesellschaft |
| Registration: | D-EDYL |
| MSN: | 86631 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dortmund Airport, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Dortmund Airport, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (EDLW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 86631; Taken on charge as PG745 notionally at 15 MU RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire 24.7.44. However placed into long-term storage locally in ‘purgatory’ in the Oxfordshire area; returned to Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxfordshire for erection [undated, but probably June 1945]. To 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 29.6.45. To RAF Pershore, Worcestershire 20.7.46 and ferried to Royal Netherlands AF 24.7.46.
Taken on charge by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLu) as A-5 at Woensdrecht, Netherlands. To Fokker for major inspection 31.3.48; returned to Klu Woensdrecht 25.6.48. To Fokker for major inspection 2.9.49; returned to Klu Woensdrecht 28.10.49. To CLO at Ypenburg 15.11.49-7.12.49. To Klu Depot 25.3.53. To T Squadron, DVVM-2 Gilze-Rijen 8.2.55 for storage/disposal. Sold 15.9.55 by Domeinen. Struck off charge 13.1.56.
West German Registration D-EDYL allotted 13.9.55 to E Schumacher, Kempen; ferry permit issued 19.10.55 for delivery from Breda, Netherlands to Monchengladbach, West Germany. Re-registered 4.7.56 to Fa. Gebr.Hengsbach, t/a Dortmunder Luftfahrtgesellschaft, Dortmund.
Crashed on take-off during a glider towing sortie, while towing Schleicher K-11B glider D-5457 at Dortmund Airport, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany 3.10.56. Registration D-EDYL cancelled 14.10.56.
Dortmund Airport (IATA: DTM, ICAO: EDLW) is a minor international airport located 10 km (6.2 miles) east of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, at approximate coordinates 51°31′6″N, 7°36′44″E
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p866.html
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=701:dehavilland-dh-82-tiger-moth-uk&catid=85&lang=en&Itemid=547&showall=1&limitstart=
4. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-d/vliegtuigen-d-dehavil-dh82
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dortmund_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2015 17:24 | TB | Added |
| 21-Sep-2021 23:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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