Incident De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth G-ANDL,
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Date:Friday 10 January 1958
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:West London Aero Services Ltd
Registration: G-ANDL
MSN: 85339
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Westend Farm, Waltham St Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, Berkshire (EGLM)
Destination airport:White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, Berkshire (EGLM)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85339; Taken on charge as DE305 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 10.1.42. To 6 EFTS RAF Sywell, Northmptonshire 18.4.42. To 6 RFS (Reserve Flying School) RAF Sywell, Norhamptonshire 26.6.47 coded “RCO-A”. To 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 14.11.51 for long-term storage pending disposal.

Struck off charge when sold 5.10.53 to Association of British Aero Clubs. UK civil registered as G-ANDL (C of R R4133/1) 22.9.53 to West London Aero Services Ltd, White Waltham, Msaidenhead, Berkshire. C ofA A4133 issued 5.2.57.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled on approach and crashed at Westend Farm, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire 10.1.58. Registration G-ANDL cancelled 28.1.58 as destroyed.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p.13)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANDL.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p853.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltham_St_Lawrence

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Nov-2021 00:24 Dr. John Smith Added

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