ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104424
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 311th Ferry Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | T6105 |
| MSN: | 84572 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Warton /AAF Sta.582, Warton, Preston, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warton, Lancashire (EGNO) |
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 84572: Taken on charge as T6105 at 45 MU Kinloss 7.5.41. To 60 OTU Leconfield 14.5.41 (possibly not delivered). To Northolt Station Flight 18.5.41. To 61 OTU, Rednal 4.2.43. Badly damaged at USAAF Station 582, Warton 9.6.43 (reportedly while on charge of 311th Ferry Squadron) when struck by Anson N9642; repaired and returned to service. To 657 AOP Squadron, RAF Andover 4.7.46.
Sold 29.4.48 to Aircraft & Engineering Services Ltd, Croydon. Registered as G-AKXG (C of R 12292) 10.4.48 to Surrey Financial Trust Ltd, Croydon. Registration cancelled 16.6.48 and re-registered 24.6.48 to W.A. Rollason Ltd, Croydon. C of A 10233 issued 8.6.49. Registration cancelled 12.6.50 and re-registered 16.6.50 to Spray and Win Ltd, London EC2 (based Panshanger having been converted to prototype crop-duster for them by Rollasons under an Airworthy Approval Note issued 5.6.50]. Registration G-AKXG cancelled 30.3.55 as 'sold to Australia'.
Re-registered as VH-KYA (C of R 2118) 30.3.55 to Agricultural Aviation Pty Ltd, Archerfield. Struck power-lines and crashed Mulgowie, Queensland 31.8.56; repaired. Badly damaged in forced landing after take-off near Gatton, Queensland 30.4.57. Re-registered VH-SCF 9.57 to Agricultural Aviation Pty Ltd, Archerfield.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck wires and crashed Hawkins Creek, near Ingham, Queensland 3.3.62. Registration cancelled 4.12.62.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20257
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKXG.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p845.html
5. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jun1943O.htm
6. http://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/32177
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2012 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 28-Jun-2013 08:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2020 19:09 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2021 17:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 19-Aug-2021 17:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 17:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Operator] |
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