ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 271282
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Airspray (Colchester) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ANOF |
| MSN: | 86252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Boxted, Langham, Colchester, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Boxted, Langham, Colchester, Essex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 86252; Taken on charge by the RAF as NL780 at 10 FIS (Flying Instructors School), RAF Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 31.8.43; to 8 EFTS RAF Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 7.5.46 coded “FDQ-H”. To 8 RFS RAF Woodley, Reading, Berskhire 26.6.47 coded “21” [also reported as “17”]. To 9 MU RAF Cosford Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 4.2.53 for storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 28.9.53 to 1831 (RNVR) Squadron, HMS Blackcap, RNAS Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire. UK civil registered as G-ANOF (CofR R4472/1) 19.2.54 to Frank Morrell, Maltby, Rotherham (aircraft based at Sherburn-in-Elmet). C of A issued 30.6.55. Registration cancelled/lapsed 19.4.58 and re-registered (C of R R4472/2) 18.6.58 to Airspray (Colchester) Ltd, Boxted, Essex. Badly damaged when struck crops and overturned at Park Farm, Langham, near Colchester, Essex 2.7.58.
Registration cancelled 21.4.59 and re-registered (C of R R4472/3) on 23.4.59 to Universal Flying Services Ltd, Fairoaks. Registration cancelled 22.5.59 and re-registered (C of R R4472/4) on 11.6.59 back to Airspray (Colchester) Ltd., Boxted, Essex
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed near Boxted, Langham, Colchester, Essex 23.6.59 whilst low flying over a cornfield. Remains stored at Boxted (by 7.60); some parts extant (in 4.65). Registration cancelled on sale 1.3.67 (presumably as spare parts) and registration G-ANOF cancelled 8.6.67 as P.W.F.U. ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANOF.pdf
3. National Arcghives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 4/99 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C486056
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p862.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Boxted
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2021 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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