ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204068
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| Date: | Sunday 6 September 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Coventry (Civil) Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AIHO |
| MSN: | 3383 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire (CVT/EGBE) |
| Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire (CVT/EGBE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 3383: First registered (C of R 5963) as G-ADJG on 29.8.35 to Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd., Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire. C of A 5035 issued 20.11.35, and operated by 8 E&RFTS Woodley; coded “4”. Unit became 8 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39. C of A lapsed 3.11.39.
Civil registration G-ADJG cancelled by Secretary of State, Air Ministry 9.10.40 when impressed into military service as BB817. To 9 EFTS, RAF Anstry, Coventry, Warwickshire. To Lundy & Atlantic Coast for major inspection 1.9.41; to 38 MU Llandow 22.10.41 upon completion. Returned to 9 EFTS RAF Anstry, Coventry, Warwickshire 8.11.41. To 38 MU, RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 29.3.44. To RAF Great Dunmow Station Flight 6.12.45. To RAF Shepherds Grove Station Flight 17.12.45. To 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 25.3.46 for long-term storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 1.9.46 to Field Aircraft Services, Hanworth, Middlesex. Civil registration restored (C of R 10685/1) 6.9.46 as G-AIHO to Field Aircraft Services Ltd., Purley, Surrey. C of A 8638 issued 6.9.46. Air Ministry Aircraft Record Card used former RAF Serial BB817 as MSN instead of official DeHavilland MSN 3833. Which also may explain why the pre-war registation G-ADJG was not restored - no checks were made to link this aircraft as "BB817" (1940-46) with G-ADJG (1935-40).
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 10685/2) 16.1.47 to Hunting Flying Clubs Ltd., Luton, Bedfordshire. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 10685/3) 19.3.47 once more to Field Aircraft Services Ltd., this time based at Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey.
Sold on again, and re-registered (C of R 10685/4) 6.7.47 to The Coventry Aeroplane Club, Whitley, Coventry. Amended with effect from 25.7.50 to Coventry (Civil) Aviation Ltd., Baginton, Coventry. New C of R R.531 issued
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.9.53 when crashed due to engine failure during aerobatics at Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire. Registration G-AIHO cancelled 22.9.53 as "Destroyed". Wreckage reported in the scrapyard of R J Coley, Hounslow, Middlesex in March 1959
Sources:
1. hhttps://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes?view=article&id=78:register-gb-g-ad&catid=15:aeroplanes
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIHO.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADJG.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p033.html
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
7. Tiger Moth G-AIHO at Cambridge 1950: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5520995164/
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Airport#Creation_and_growth
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2018 14:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-May-2021 15:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2021 21:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-May-2021 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2021 20:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Oct-2021 20:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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