ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63580
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Flying Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BKQ |
| MSN: | 82485 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
| Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF de Havilland Tiger Moth N9431, assigned to VIII AFSC, 8th Air Force USAAF. Later (by 1946) returned to the RAF, and known to have seen service with 227 OCU, RAF in the early 1950s. First civilian registered (C of R R4494/1) as G-ANPB on 19/3/54 to the Royal Naval Flying Club (Propriety) Ltd., RNAS Gosport, Hampshire. Registration cancelled/lapsed 21/11/54 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R R4494/2) on 15/12/54 to Southern Flying Services Ltd., Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Probably operated by Portsmouth Flying Club. Registration cancelled/lapsed 19/2/55 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R R4494/3) on 22/2/57 to Universal Flying Services Ltd., Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 24/7/57 on landing at Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Woking, Surrey. Registration G-ANPB cancelled 2/9/57 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANPB.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p824.html
3. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20262
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5453714014/
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
6. https://aflyinghistory.com/search-aeroplane-photographs?query=G-ANPB
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15953.0
Media:
Tiger Moth G-ANPB when still N9431, with 227 OCU RAF early 1950s:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 17-Mar-2020 20:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2020 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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