ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234008
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 July 1953 |
| Time: | 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hampshire School of Flying Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AHUO |
| MSN: | 83688 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eastleigh Airport, Southampton, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Eastleigh Airport, Southampton, Hampshire (EGHI) |
| Eastleigh Airport, Southampton, Hampshire (EGHI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83688; Taken on charge as T7218 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 8.8.40. To RAF Benson 27.10.40. To 1 [P]FTS, RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 23.3.41. To 25 [P]EFTS, RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 7.6.41, coded "40". To 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 26.11.45. To 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 2.3.46
Struck off charge when sold 15.7.46 to Royal Aero Club, London. First civilian registered (C of R 10360/1) on 13.6.46 as G-AHUO to the Hampshire School of Flying Ltd., Eastleigh Airport, Southampton, Hampshire. C of A 8018 issued 7.9.46. C of R later changed to R2100/1.
Damageed when overturned after heavy landing at Christchurch 10.6.49; repaired and returned to service.
Written off (destroyed) 15.7.53 when crashed at Eastleigh Airport, Southampton, Hampshire. According to a contemporary source (see link #1): "G-AHUO Tiger Moth - undershot landing Eastleigh 8.50 p.m on 15.7.53 and hit outer sodium light. Totally destroyed but pilot unhurt."
Registration G-AHUO cancelled 6.9.53 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: British Civil Register News 24 Oct 1953
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AHUO.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p836.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15905.0
7. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_Airport#Development_after_World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2020 21:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2021 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Oct-2021 19:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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