ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151399
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| Date: | Monday 11 August 1947 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | EVS Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | A-9 |
| MSN: | 86623 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoogerheide, Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Woensdrecht Air Base, Woendrect, Netherlands (WOE/EHWO) |
| Woensdrecht Air Base, Woendrect, Netherlands (WOE/EHWO) |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 86623: Taken on charge as PG737 notionally at 15 MU RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire 18.7.44. However placed into long term storage locally in ‘purgatory’ in the Oxford area; returned to Morris Motors, Cowley, Oxford for erection [undated, but probably 6.45]. To 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 8.7.45.
Struck off Charge 8.8.46 upon sale to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)(Royal Netherlands Air Force); despatched ex-38 MU RAF Llandow 20.8.46. Taken on charge 1.2.47 by Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)(Royal Netherlands Air Force) as A-9 at Woensdrecht Air Base, Woensdrecht, Netherlands. Operated by EVS Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed near Hoogerheide, Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands 11.8.47; pilot Dirken (flying solo) killed. Struck off charge 4.9.47.
Hoogerheide is a village in the municipality of Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands at approximate coordinates 51°25′ 0″ N, 4°19′ 0″ E. The name "Hoogerheide" means "High Heath" in English
Sources:
1. Dutch Tiger Moths / Herman Dekker, 1986
2. Trouw 11-08-1947
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p866.html
5. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=701:dehavilland-dh-82-tiger-moth-uk&catid=85&lang=en&Itemid=547&showall=1&limitstart=
6. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-d/vliegtuigen-d-dehavil-dh82
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2012 12:28 | harro | Added |
| 25-Apr-2019 13:45 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2020 12:58 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 20:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Jun-2022 22:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Aug-2022 15:50 | marcvandermaarel | Updated [Narrative] |
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