ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224641
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| Date: | Monday 20 August 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Flugsportvereinigung Kassel eV |
| Registration: | D-EBYN |
| MSN: | 03574 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Erzhausen, near Egelsbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport, Egelsbach, Hesse, WEst Germany (EDFE) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pre-war Tiger Moth MSN 3574 (Gipsy Major #8949): first civil registered (C of R 7656) on 18.3.37 as G-AETP to the Bristol Aeroplane Co, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, and possibly operated by 10 E&RFTS Yatesbury. C of A 5839 issued 15.4.37. Not impressed into military service; retained and operated by the Bristol Aeroplane Co as company 'hack' throughout war. MAP (Ministry of Aircraft Production) permit #29 (allowing the aircraft to fly in civilian markings) issued 26.10.45. C of A renewed 9.3.46. Registration G-AETP cancelled 4.6.46 as 'sold abroad' (by Airwork Ltd).
Re-registered in Netherlands as PH-UCA (C of R 438) 1.6.46 to NV Nationale Luchtvaartschool [NLS],Ypenburg. New C of R No 26 issued 1.10.49. Registration PH-UCA cancelled as withdrawn from use 26.10.50. Re-registered (C of R 282) 16.8.51 to same owner. Badly damaged on landing at Hilversum, Netherlands 4.2.52; repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 10.3.54 to J.J.A Brocker, Ypenburg, Netherlands and operated in Germany. Netherlands Registration PH-UCA cancelled 27.9.55 as withdrawn from use.
Re-registered in West Germany as D-EBYN [application for regsitration issued 26.6.55; reserved with effect from 31.8.55]. Delivered 15.11.55 to Flugsportvereinigung Kassel ev, Zierenberg.
Written off (destroyed) when stalled, crashed & destroyed by fire at Erzhausen, near Egelsbach, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse 20.8.56 whilst taking-off on a glider-towing sortie from Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport, towing Geier glider D-1382; pilot H Baumann killed. Registration D-EBYN cancelled 23.8.56.
Erzhausen is a village and a municipality in southern Hesse, Germany. It is part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg. Wixhausen, a borough of the City of Darmstadt, is just South of Erzhausen at approximate coordinates 49°57′0″N, 8°38′0″E.
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AETP.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p035.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
4. http://www.hdekker.info/registermap/TWEEDE.htm
5. http://www.hdekker.info/registermap/MU.htm
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
7. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes?view=article&id=79:register-gb-g-ae&catid=15:aeroplanes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2019 17:07 | TB | Added |
| 23-Mar-2020 21:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2021 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 21-Sep-2021 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2021 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Oct-2021 21:08 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
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