Date:	Sunday 8 February 1948
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Nottingham UAS RAF
Registration:	EM850
MSN:	86052
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire
Destination airport:	RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire (EGXN)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 86052: Taken on charge as EM850 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 31.5.43. To 25 (P)EFTS RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 26.6.43; coded ‘80’. To 16 EFTS RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire 29.11.45 [for Nottingham UAS]. To Nottingham UAS [16 EFTS] 23.4.47. To 16 RFS RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire 26.6.47; operated by Nottingham UAS; coded “RUN-C”.

Crashed on landing at RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire 8.2.48; the pilot 'held off' from landing for too long and too high above the ground. He then decided to open up the throttle, and go around again for another attempt at landing. However, instead, the starboard wing dropped, the propeller struck the ground, and the Tiger Moth slewed around, before the port wing hit the ground.

Written off as "damaged beyond repair" (Cat.E2(FA)). Struck off charge as sold 4.11.48 to Aircraft & Engineering Services Ltd, Croydon. Rebuilt for civilian operations with UK civil registration G-AMEC (C of R R2917/1) 15.9.50 to W.A. Rollason Ltd, Croydon. C of A A2917 issued 18.6.51. Registration G-AMEC cancelled 5.10.51 as sold abroad.

Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-BAJ on 5.2.52 to Robertson Air Service Ltd, Hamilton (based Rukuhia); fleet no.6. Badly damaged Cambridge, New Zealand 25.9.53; repaired. Re-registered 20.9.55 to William J. (Bill) Thomasen, Kawhia.

Written off (destroyed) 26.12.55 when crashed at Tekaroa, near Oparau, New Zealand and registration ZK-BAJ cancelled 1.8.56.

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2. Royal Air Force Aircraft EA100-EA999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
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9. http://edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZBA/ZK-BAJ.html

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

26 December 1955

ZK-BAJ

William J. (Bill) Thomasen

0

Te Karoa, King Country

w/o

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
09-Sep-2021 17:03	Dr. John Smith	Added
10-Sep-2021 08:54	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]