ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234453
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| Date: | Saturday 6 August 1960 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wiltshire School of Flying Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ALSH |
| MSN: | 85786 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thruxton Aerodrome, 5 miles West of Andover, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Thruxton Aerodrome, Andover, Hampshire (EGHO) |
| Thruxton Aerodrome, Andover, Hampshire (EGHO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85786; Taken on charge by the RAF as DE901 at 51 MU RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire 27.6.42. To 16 EFTS RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire 26.7.42 coded “112”, later “41”, later “FIN-J”. To 16 RFS RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire 26.6.47. To RAF College, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 11.9.47 coded “FAE-C”. To 8 MU RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire 2.2.49 for storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 10.5.49 to W S Shackleton Ltd. UK civil registered as G-ALSH (C of R 12790/1) 20.5.49 to W S Shackleton Ltd, Piccadilly, London W1. C of A 10651 issued 22.7.49. Registration cancelled/lapsed 25.7.49 and re-registered (C of R 12790/2) on 27.7.49 to The Wiltshire School of Flying Ltd, Thruxton Aerdroem, Andover, Hampshire. New C of R No R1241 issued 1950. Badly damaged when hit marker post on landing at Thruxton Aerodrome, Hampshire 7.4.54; repaired and returned to service. Damaged when overturned on landing at Thruxton Aerodrome, Hampshire 25.8.59; repaired and returned to service. Damaged when struck glider during landing run at Thruxton Aerodrome, Hampshire 8.5.60; repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and crashed following low steep turn on approach to Thruxton Aerodrome, 5 miles West of Andover, Hampshire 6.8.60 and cartwheeled on impact with the ground. Pilot survived, but injured. Registration G-ALSH cancelled 27.9.60 as 'destroyed'.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p.17)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALSH.pdf
3. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16714.0
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p857.html
6. G-ALSH at Denham 1953: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5560621191/
7. G-ALSH at Pendeford (Wolverhampton) - Goodyear Air Races 17/5/52: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1645468
8. https://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thruxton_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2020 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Dec-2021 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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