ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269331
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Flying Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ANPB |
| MSN: | 82485 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1/2 mile South of Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
| 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 82485 (Gipsy Major #82202); Taken on charge as N9431 at 8 MU RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire 18.11.39. To RAF Worcester 15.9.40; returned to 8 MU Little Rissington 21.11.40. To 1 EFTS RAF Hatfield, Hertfordhsire 23.11.40. Crashed 1.5.42 [presumed at Hatfield]; to 71 MU RAF Slough, Berkshire 8.5.42 and then to Lundy & Atlantic Coast for repairs 12.5.42. Upon completion of repairs, to 29 MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 3.6.42. To 24 Squadron, RAF Hendon, Middlesex 6.10.42; attached to USAAC at Heath Row, Hounslow, Middlesex. Accident at Heath Row 22.10.42; repaired and returned to service. To HQ 8th Army Air Force, USAAC 1.2.43. To W Mumford Ltd, Plymouth for repairs 28.12.43; to 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 8.2.44. To 7 EFTS RAF Desford, Leciestershire 4.7.44. To 7 RFS RAF Desford, Leicestershire 26.6.47. To 9 RFS (Reserve Flying School) RAF Doncaster, South Yorkshire 29.1.48, coded “RCZ-B”. To 22 RFS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 5.9.51. To 81 Group Communications Flight, RAF Colerne, Wiltshire 28.7.52; later renamed Colerne Communications Squadron. To 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 7.10.53 for storage pending disposal.
Struck of charge when sold 7.5.54 to Royal Naval Flying Club, HMS Sisking, RNAS Gosport, Hampshire. First civilian registered (C of R R4494/1) as G-ANPB on 19.3.54 to the Royal Naval Flying Club (Propriety) Ltd., HMS Siskin, RNAS Gosport, Hampshire. Registration cancelled/lapsed 21.11.54 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R R4494/2) on 15.12.54 to Southern Flying Services Ltd., Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Probably operated by Portsmouth Flying Club. Registration cancelled/lapsed 19.2.55 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R R4494/3) on 22.2.57 to Universal Flying Services Ltd., Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 24.7.57 on landing at 1/2 mile south of Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey. Registration G-ANPB cancelled 2.9.57 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANPB.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p824.html
3. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20262
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5453714014/
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
6. https://aflyinghistory.com/search-aeroplane-photographs?query=G-ANPB
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15953.0
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairoaks_Airport
Media:
Tiger Moth G-ANPB when still N9431, 81 Group Communications Flight, RAF Colerne, Wiltshire in 1952-53:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2021 17:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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