ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232862
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Christchurch Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-AKZZ |
| MSN: | 84105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, 1/2 mile off Bournemouth Pier, Bournemouth, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Christchurch Airfield, Christchurch, Hampshire (EGHA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84105; Taken on charge as T7728, nominally at 15 MU RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire 23.12.40. However, placed into long-term stroage in ‘purgatory’ at Coxeters Garage, Park End Street, Oxford; returned to Morris Motors at Cowley, Oxford for erection [undated, but probably June 1941]. To 25 [P]EFTS RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 27.6.41, coded ‘59’. Crashed 13.12.43 [presumed at Hucknall]; to W Mumford for repairs 31.12.43. Upon completion of repairs, to 20 MU, RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 9.2.44. To 1 EFTS RAF Panshanger, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire 3.3.45. To 1 RFS (Reserve Flying School) RAF Panshanger, Hertfordshire 26.6.47, coded “RCM-W”. To 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 31.10.50 for storage pending disposal
First civil registered (C of R R3248/1; C of A A.3248) on 4.4.51 as G-AKZZ to Thomas Hutton Marshall, Wimborne, Dorset. Note that the aircraft's Air Ministry Record card quotes the former RAF Serial number T7728 in lieu of the official De Havilland MSN 84105. Aircraft was apparently being operated by the Christchurch Aero Club when it was involved in an accident.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30.5.53 when crashed into the sea off Bournemouth Pier. The pilot returned to dry land with nothing more serious than wet clothes and embarrassment. For the Tiger Moth, presumably the consequences were more serious. The wreckage was recovered from the sea 13.8.53; presumably the salt water damage from its extended immersion in the sea rendered it beyond economic repair. A contemporary local newspaper report gives further details ("Belfast Telegraph" - Saturday 30 May 1953):
"HOLIDAYMAKERS SEE PLANE'S SEA CRASH
Two minutes after it had left Christchurch aerodrome a biplane crashed into the sea about half a mile off Bournemouth beach to-day. The crash was seen by thousands of people on the beach. The pilot, Malcolm Hoy, of Snowdon Road. Bournemouth, was rescued by a launch from H.M.S. Indefatigable, which is anchored in the bay. He was taken to hospital. The biplane, a Tiger Moth, belonged to the Christchurch Aero Club, which has its headquarters at Christchurch aerodrome."
Registration G-AKZZ cancelled 7.7.53 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. Belfast Telegraph - Saturday 30 May 1953:
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKZZ.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p841.html
4. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15917.0
5. Photo of G-AKZZ: http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/xchresc.html
6. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2020 14:44 | TB | Added |
| 13-Mar-2020 17:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 17:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 30-Apr-2021 02:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2021 02:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2021 17:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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