Date:	Thursday 13 September 1951
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	242 OCU RAF
Registration:	DF191
MSN:	85927
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Dishforth, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Dishforth, Thirsk, North Yorkshire (EGXD)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85927; Taken on charge as DF191 notionally at 15 MU RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire 29.12.42. However, placed into long-term storage in ‘purgatory’ in the Oxford area; returned to Morris Motors at Cowley, Oxford for erection 18.5.44. Ferried Cowley-Clyffe Pypard 3.6.44 on completion; to 29 EFTS Clyffe Pypard 6.6.44. To 22 EFTS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 26.8.46. To 22 RFS RAF Teversham, Cambridge 26.6.47. To 18 RFS b(Reserve Flying School) RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 16.12.47; operated by London UAS (University Air Squadron) coded "FLO-B", later “RUL-B”. To 241 OCU RAF Dishforth, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 25.5.50

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13.9.51. Nosed over on the take off run at RAF Dishforth, Thirsk, North Yorkshire. Aircraft deemed "beyond economic repair" and Struck Off Charge as Cat.5(G/I); Converted to instructional airframe 6923M on 5.11.51. To RAF College, Cranwell and used for compass swinging training.

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.117 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA000-SZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.176
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p859.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishforth_Airfield#History
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conversion_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
09-Feb-2021 18:02	Dr. John Smith	Added
09-Feb-2021 19:35	King T.	Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator]
13-Feb-2021 23:20	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
13-Feb-2021 23:20	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
06-Oct-2021 23:06	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
06-Oct-2021 23:09	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
06-Oct-2021 23:13	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Oct-2021 21:58	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]