ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47551
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| Date: | Thursday 7 July 1949 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | EVO Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | A-53 |
| MSN: | 85140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eerste Bathpolder, E of Rilland-Bath, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Woensdrecht Air Base, Woendrect, Netherlands (WOE/EHWO) |
| Woensdrecht Air Base, Woendrect, Netherlands (WOE/EHWO) |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85140; Taken on charge by the RAF as T6911 at 39 MU RAF Colerne, Wiltshire 7.11.41. To 7 EFTS RAF Desford, Leicestershire 17.2.42. To 12 MU RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland 27.7.45.
Struck off charge upon transfer to Royal Netherlands Air Force 21.8.46. Transferred via 47 MU RAF Sealand, Flintshire, where packed and crated for shipment overseas. Despatched ex-Dagenham Docks 12.2.47 to Rotterdam on the s.s 'Ponto' to Royal Netherlands Air Force (Klu). To KLu at Leeuwarden & stored. To Woensdrecht 24.2.48 & taken on charge by the Klu as A-53 on 31.3.48. To Fokker 3.12.48 for major inspection; returned to Woensdrect 22.2.49.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed whilst low flying into the Eerste Bathpolder, Zeeland, Netherlands at 14:15 hrs on 7.7.49; While flying low hit the ground with a wing, nosed over and crashed. The two crew were apparently uninjured.
Formally Struck off Charge as "destroyed" 27.6.50. The reported crash location of Eerste Bathpolder is situated near the small village of Bath, a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland, lying on the north shore of the Western Scheldt. It is now located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 10 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
Sources:
1. Trouw 08-07-1949
2. 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=
3. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-d/vliegtuigen-d-dehavil-dh82
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p851.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Netherlands
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Apr-2012 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2012 11:38 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2019 07:52 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2020 10:19 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2021 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Sep-2021 21:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2022 11:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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