ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66083
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 February 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Crop Culture (Aerial) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ANCT |
| MSN: | 85467 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wyberton Airfield, Boston, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wyberton Airfield, Boston, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85467; Taken on charge by the RAF as DE471 at 45 MU RAF Kinloss, Morayshire 9.3.42. To 16 EFTS RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire 26.7.42 coded “43”, later “FIN-F”. To 16 RFS RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire 26.6.47. To RAF College, Cranwell 11.9.47 coded “FAE-W”. To 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 2.3.49 for long-term storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 6.11.53 to J Ellis. UK civil registered as G-ANCT (C of R R4109/1) on 9.9.53 to Clair Mansell Maybury Grece DFC, Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey [for operation by Wallop Aero Club, Middle Wallop]. Sold 9.6.55 [but not re-registered] to Wallop Aero Club Ltd after Grece's death in an accident. (Grece, his wife Joan and her uncle H.D Harmon died on 12.7.54 when the Vega Gull G-AFBC they were flying in stalled and dived to the ground. An inquiry a few weeks later suggested that Grece had failed to heed the warning signs that his aircraft was dangerously faulty in his hurry to return to Middle Wallop after holidaying abroad (although officially no blame was made).
Sold in 1956 to T H Marshall, Christchurch. Re-registered (C of R4109/2) on 25.2.59 to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire. C of A issued 5.5.59. Registration G-ANCT cancelled/lapsed 3.6.59 and re-registered (C or R R4109/3) 9.6.59 to Crop Culture (Aerial) Ltd, Bembridge Airport, Bembridge, Isle of Wight (later moved to Stapleford Tawney, Essex).
Damaged when struck hedge on take-off North Thoresby, Lincolnshire 17.3.60 during a crop-spraying sortie; repaired and returned to distance. Badly damaged when parked outdoors in gales at Wyberton Airfield, Boston, Lincolnshire 7.2.61.
Registration G-ANCT cancelled 10.5.61 as 'aircraft destroyed'. Wreck recovered to Sywell Airfield, Northamptonshire for spares recovery in 3.61
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p.14)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANCT.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p854.html
5. https://number59squadron.com/memorial/memorial_grece.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyberton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2009 23:29 | VHKDK | Added |
| 25-Apr-2012 17:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2021 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Dec-2021 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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