ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231472
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| Date: | Saturday 14 November 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AMLH |
| MSN: | 85534 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newcastle Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newcastle Airport, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (NCL/EGNT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85534; Taken on charge as DE567 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire 23.3.42. To 653 Squadron, RAF Farnborough, Hampshire 13.8.42. To 10 MU RAF Hullavington. Wiltshire 7.9.42. To 10 FIS Flying Instructors School, RAF Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 17.10.42. To 8 EFTS RAF Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 7.5.46, coded “FDQ-N”, later “FDQ-C”. To 28 EFTS RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 11.4.47; ferried to Manchester UAS (Unversity Air Squadron), RAF Barton, Salford, Manchester 15.5.47. To 25 RFS (Reserve Flying School) RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 26.6.47; still operated by Manchester UAS; coded “RUM-E”. Cat.3(R) damaged in a minor accident 10.10.47 at RAF Pendeford; to 9 MU RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 12.11.47 for damage assessement and possible repairs.
Not repaired; Struck off charge when sold 29.4.48 to T.F. Tyson. Still unconverted for civil use at Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire 2.49; moved to Newcastle Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [by 5.51]
First civil registered (C of R R3380/1) on 22.8.51 to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club Ltd., Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Converted for civilian use with ex-Air Navigation & Trading spares, including wings from Tiger Moths T6171 & T7017; parts from T7017 confirmed as arrived in November 1951. CofA A3380 issued 29.1.52.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14.11.53 when crashed south of Newcastle Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland; spun into the ground following engine failure. Registration G-AMLH cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry on 23.1.54 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p 15)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 219/61: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C414833
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 219/62: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C414834
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMLH.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p855.html
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_International_Airport#Early_years
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Dec-2019 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2021 23:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Oct-2021 23:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2021 23:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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