ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233894
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Flying Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ANDF |
| MSN: | 85530 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Coombs Garage, Onslow, West Clandon, Guildford, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85530; Taken on charge as DE563 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minichinhampton, Gloucestershire 20.4.42. To 22 EFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 28.5.42. To 22 RFS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 26.6.47, coded “RCU-H”. To 9 RFS RAF Doncaster, South Yorkshire 29.1.48, coded “RCZ-F”, later “15”. To 18 RFS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 5.9.51, coded "43". To RAF Dyce, Aberdeen 20.6.52. To 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 28.11.52 for storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 30.9.53 to Association of British Aero Clubs. First UK civil registered (C of R R4122/1) as G-ANDF on 21.9.53 to Universal Flying Services Ltd., Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey. Operated by Fairoaks Aero Club, Fairoaks, fleet no.9. C of A A4122 issued 9.4.54
Written off (destroyed) 5.7.55 when crashed near Coombs Garage, Onslow, West Clandon, Guildford, Surrey. Registration G-ANDF cancelled 23.8.55 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p.15)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANDF.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p855.html
4. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15943.0
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. Tiger Moth DE563/'15' at Doncaster c.1949: http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=63121&d=1364386780
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2020 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Oct-2021 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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