ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64151
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 May 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Auckland Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BBC |
| MSN: | 3695 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Te Anga, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Te Anga, Waitomo District, Waikato region, North Island, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth NSN 3695: First registered in the UK [C of R 8540] on 30.6.38 as G-AFHT to Merseyside Aero & Sports Club Ltd., Liverpool Airport, Speke. Liverpool. C of A 6316 issued same day (30.6.38). Civil registration G-AFHT cancelled 22.7.40 and impressed into military service as BD142 on 28.7.40.
Taken on charge at 15 MU RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire 5.8.40. To 3 Group Training Flight, RAF Stradishall, Suffolk 14.5.41. To 214 Squadron, RAF Stradishall, Suffolk 22.5.41. Transferred to Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy charge. To 758 Squadron, HMS Godwit, RNAS Hinstock, Shropshire 13.1.44. To RNAS Donibristle Station Flight Donibristle, Fife, [by 11.44,until 5.45]. To 727 Squadron, HMS Siskin, RNAS Gosport, Hampshire 6.45, coded "GP2M". To HGMS Blackcap, RNAS Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire 1948. Struck off charge when sold via Ministry of Supply ex-RNAS Stretton 2.51 to W.A. Rollason Ltd, Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey.
UK Civil registration [C of R R.3597/7] on 14.3.52 as G-AMRD to W.A. Rollason Ltd., Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey. Registration G-AMRD cancelled 22.4.52 as "Aircraft sold abroad - New Zealand".
Shipped to New Zealand and re-registered ZK-BBC 11.6.52 to Auckland Aero Club. NZ C of A issued 3.7.52
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12.5.53 in an accident at Te Anga, Waitomo District, Waikato region, North Island, New Zealand
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes?view=article&id=80:register-gb-g-af&catid=15:aeroplanes
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFHT.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMRD.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A10.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p036.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
8. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/37753196?search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=BBC+Archive
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Anga
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Feb-2011 22:09 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2015 21:58 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2021 16:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Nov-2021 02:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Jan-2022 21:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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