ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233924
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| Date: | Sunday 24 November 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wiltshire School of Flying Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ANYX |
| MSN: | 3888 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thruxton Aerodrome, Andover, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Thruxton Aerodrome, Andover, Hampshire (EGHO) |
| Thruxton Aerodrome, Andover, Hampshire (EGHO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3888 (Gipsy Major #80814); Taken on charge as N6587 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 14.2.39. To 35 E&RFTS RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire 2.5.39. To 11 EFTS RAF Perth/Scone, Perthshire 15.10.39. To 17 EFTS RAF North Luffenham, Oakham, Rutland 15.5.41; to RAF Westwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 7.41. To 28 EFTS RAF Pendeford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 19.5.42, coded "52". To 9 MU RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 9.8.46. To RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire 10.12.51. To 9 MU RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 7.7.54 for storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) when sold as parts 21.3.55 to The Wiltshire School of Flying Ltd, Thruxton. Rebuilt and overhauled; to UK civilian registered (C of R R4894/1) on 4.3.55 as G-ANYX to the Wiltshire School of Flying, Thruxton Aerodrome, Andover, Hampshire. C of A A4894 issued 5.8.55
Written off (destroyed) 24.11.57 when crashed at Thruxton Aerodrome, Andover, Hampshire. Caught fire on impact, and destroyed in the subsequent fire. Registration G-ANYX formally cancelled 30.12.57 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANYX.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p038.html
3. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15957.0
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
5. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thruxton_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2020 17:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Nov-2021 19:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 18-Nov-2021 19:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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