ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182232
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| Date: | Sunday 2 June 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Luftsportgemeinschaft Moers |
| Registration: | D-EDEL |
| MSN: | 86613 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mönchengladbach Airport, Monchengladbach. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mönchengladbach Airport, Monchengladbach, Germany (EDLN) |
| Mönchengladbach Airport, Monchengladbach, Germany (EDLN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Tiger Moth MSN 86613: Built by Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxford. Taken on charge by the RAF as PG716 notionally at 15 MU Wroughton 30.6.44; however, stored locally in ‘purgatory’ in the Oxford area; returned to Morris for erection [undated, but probably May/June 1945]. To 38 MU Llandow 29.6.45. Struck Off Charge upon transfer to Royal Netherlands Air Force 8.8.46; despatched 20.8.46. Taken on charge by Royal Netherlands Air Force as A-19 at Woensdrecht. To Fokker for major inspection January to March 1948; returned to Woensdrecht 26.5.48. To Fokker for major inspection 13.8.49; returned to Woensdrecht 28.9.49. To Depot 10.7.53. To DVVM-2, Gilze-Rijen 8.2.55 for storage/disposal.
Sold 15.9.55 by Domeinen. Struck off charge by Royal Netherlands Air Force 13.1.56. Registration D-EDEL allotted 13.9.55 to E. Schumacher, Kempen; ferry permit issued 19.10.55 and delivered from Breda to Monchengladbach 13.1.56. Registered 18.4.57 to Luftsportgemeinschaft Moers, Monchengladbach.
Written off (destroyed) when Stalled out of loop and crashed/destroyed by fire at Monchengladbach 2.6.57; Dutch pilot J.B. Janssen killed. Registration cancelled 3.6.57.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p866.html
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. https://www.aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=5&AC_Regno=D-EDEL
4. 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=
5. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-d/vliegtuigen-d-dehavil-dh82?filter_tag[0]=
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6nchengladbach_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2015 18:51 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jul-2021 22:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Jul-2021 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2021 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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