ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182417
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| Date: | Saturday 27 August 1960 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Luftsportverein Schameder. |
| Registration: | D-EHAG |
| MSN: | 82884 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schameder Airfield, Erndtebrücker district, Siegen-Wittgenstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Schameder Airfield, Erndtebrücker district,Siegen-Wittgenstein , West Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82884 (Gipsy Major #82727): Taken on charge by the RAF as R4974 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 5.3.40. To 16 OTU RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfrodshire 29.10.40. Returned to 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 20.1.41. To 19 EFTS RAF Sealand, Flintshire 6.2.41. To 15 EFTS RAF Carlisle, Cumberland 30.6.41. To 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 27.9.45. To 3 RFS (Reserve Flying School) Pengham Moors, Cardiff, Glamorgan 8.9.48; coded "RCK-D" later “RCK-G”. To 61 Group Communications Flight, RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey 27.3.53. To 226 OCU, RAF Stradishall, Suffolk 8.6.53. To 9 MU RAF Cosford 2.3.54 for storage pedning disposal
Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) and sold for breaking up as parts/spares 1.9.54 to J Neasham Ltd., Darlington, County Durham. However, not broke up as parts, and instead UK civil Registered as G-ANTL (C of R R4663) on 23.7.54 to John Neasham Ltd, Darlington, County Durham (based Croft Aerdrome, North Yorkshire). C of A issued 4.7.55. Registration cancelled & re-registered 6.7.55 to Mrs Olive Joyce Marmol, Southend, Essex.
UK Registration G-ANTL cancelled 18.8.56 as 'sold abroad - Germany D-EHAG'. Registered in West Germany as D-EHAG [registration allotted 14.8.56] on 22.3.57 to E Radenbach, Schameder. Re-registered January 1959 to Luftsportverein Schameder.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when collided with towed Schleicher Ka7 glider D-5791 on take-off from Schameder Airfield, Erndtebrücker district, Siegen-Wittgenstein 27.8.60; registration D-EHAG cancelled 9.11.60.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANTL.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p828.html
4. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugplatz_Schameder [German Wikipedia - German text]
5. https://www.aeroclub-nrw.de/flugplatz/flugsportverein-schameder-wittgenstein-e-v/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2015 18:53 | TB | Added |
| 16-Sep-2021 16:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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