Incident De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth G-AERW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205457
 
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Date:Thursday 30 September 1937
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:Brooklands Flying Club Ltd
Registration: G-AERW
MSN: 3543
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Brooklands Aerodrome, Weybridge, Surrey
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 3543: First registered [C of R 7567] on 18.1.37 as G-AERW to Brooklands Flying Club Ltd, Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey. C of A 5756 issued 1.3.37.

This Tiger Moth had a fairly short life; it was written off in a takeoff accident at Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey, 30.9.37 (six months later). Registration G-AERW cancelled 7.12.37 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"

Sources:

1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AERW.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4622866
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p035.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklands#Inter-war_years_2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Jan-2018 20:27 Dr. John Smith Added
30-Jul-2021 23:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, Category]

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