ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63618
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BGW |
| MSN: | 86109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waiouru Airfield, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Waiouru Airfield, Waiouru, Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui (NZRU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 86109; Taken on charge as EM915 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 21.5.43. To 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 10.3.44. To 18 EFTS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 20.9.44, coded “FIS-M”. To 18 RFS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 26.6.47, coded “RCT-V” later “RCT-A”; also reported as operated by London UAS (University Air Squadron) coded “RUL-C” [but see also EM925]. To 22 RFS (Reserve Flying School) RAF Teversham, Cambridge 15.6.50. To RAF Thornaby Station Flight, RSF Thornaby, North Yorkshire 11.8.50. To 12 MU RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland 25.2.52 for long-term storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 18.11.53 to Association of British Aero Clubs. UK civil registered G-ANIX (C of R R4254) 3.12.53 to Darlington & District Aero Club Ltd, Croft but ferried on delivery as G-ANIV in error; overhauled as such & C of A issued 29.6.54. Error realised and Identities officially exchanged 12.7.54. Registration G-ANIV lapsed when sold 1.7.54 and registration cancelled 9.7.54 as 'subsequently sold to New Zealand'.
Registered in New Zealand as ZK-BGW 28.10.54 to Wanganui Aero Work Ltd, Wanganui; first flown in New Zealand 5.11.54. Badly damaged on landing Waiouru 13.3.56; repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off Waiouru Airfield, Waiouru, Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui 14.4.57; pilot R Pearson
Registration ZK-BGW cancelled 11.7.57. Scrapped Wanganui 1.59.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANIV.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p861.html
6. http://edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZBA/ZK-BGW.html
7. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56859-zk-bgw-1
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiouru
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 10-Nov-2021 02:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Jan-2022 06:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Feb-2022 02:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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