ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151393
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| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1958 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Sleepvlucht Woensdrecht, Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | A-34 |
| MSN: | 86459 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Woensdrecht AFB, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Woensdrecht Air Base, Woendrect, Netherlands (WOE/EHWO) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 86459; Taken on charge by the RAF as NM139 at RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire 5.2.44. To RAF Finningley, Dincaster, South Yorkshire [undated]. To 9 MU RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 12.4.46.
Tranferred to Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) charge 22.7.46; despatched 26.7.46. To KLu Woensdrecht and taken on charge by Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) as A-34. To Fokker 7.5.48 for major inspection; returned to KLu Woensdrecht 23.7.48. To Depot 2.3.53; to Base Flight KLu Woensdrecht 4.1.54. Loaned to MLD (Marineluchtvaartdienst, Dutch Naval Air Service) at Valkenburg 30.6.54-19.8.54 then returned to Sleepvlucht Woensdrecht, Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) at Woensdrecht.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off Woensdrecht Air Base, Woendrect, Noord Brabant, Netherlands 26.7.58; whilst towing a glider, control was lost, the Tiger Moth crashing into a forest where it caught fire. The glider cut the tow rope and landed safely. Pilot Hoogendoorn. Struck off charge 11.8.58 & scrapped
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aricraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley, Air Brtiain)
2. Dutch Tiger Moths / Herman Dekker, 1986
3. Het Parool 28-07-1958
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p864.html
6. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=701:dehavilland-dh-82-tiger-moth-uk&catid=85&lang=en&Itemid=547&showall=1&limitstart=
7. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-d/vliegtuigen-d-dehavil-dh82
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woensdrecht_Air_Base
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2012 12:23 | harro | Added |
| 24-Apr-2019 10:31 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2020 12:17 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2021 22:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Jun-2022 23:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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