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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Jackaroo
    Last Military Serial:T5616 RAF
    Construction Number:83314
    Last Civil Registration:G-APAJ
    Compressed ID:Thruxton Jackaroo sn T5616 RAF cn 8...
    Latest Owner or Location:Arthur John Perry, Bognor Regis

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1934

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.

    1934


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: T5616/G-APAJ/VH-KRK during construction at Morris Motors Cowley England.

    1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n T5616.

    Converted to a Jackaroo by Thruxton.

    3 April 1957

    To Wiltshire Flying School with new c/r G-APAJ.

    9 March 1965

    To Malcolm Ogilvie-Forbes keeping c/r G-APAJ.

    1 October 1969

    To Robert Vincent Snook keeping c/r G-APAJ.

    14 April 1974

    To Edward Wilson Woods keeping c/r G-APAJ.

    Circa 1977


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: Circa 1977 photo at Sywell

    21 August 1978

    To Sandor Veenstra with new c/r VH-KRK.

    To LK Hatfield, Berwick.
    Purchased by Mr. Hatfield from Mr. Veenstra.

    16 June 1980

    To Rosemary Wigmore, Noble Park, Victoria.
    Purchased by Ms. Wigmore from Mr. Hatfield.

    Ferry flight.
    Aircraft was flown to Point Cook. and was on-line with the PCK Aero Club before undergoing restoration.

    Operated by PCK Aero Club.

    Restored.

    1981

    Arranged for aircraft to be recovered in Dacron. Engineer and company went bankrupt and several pieces were illegally sold. Most were recovered and the restoration completed by Lance Fletcher of Maitland.

    1981


    Photographer: Rowan Wigmore
    Notes: KRK a few days after restoration competing in The Great Tiger-moth Air Race 12 June 1988 at maitland NSW

    Circa 1983


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1983 photo at Schofields, NSW

    2 April 1986

    Approved to use Mogas.

    June 1988


    Photographer: Rowan Wigmore
    Notes: Prior to the Air Race: Pictured L-R Owner of KRK Mrs R osemary Wigmore, son Rowan, Pilot Don Moor, Joe Wigmore.

    14 April 1989

    Civil Aviation Authority noted disposal of aircraft by Rosemary Wigmore.

    17 April 1989

    On 18 April 1989 The Cairns Post newspaper reported the Jackaroo, one of three flying in the world, arrived yesterday for use by a scenic flight operator.

    16 December 2004

    To James Trevor Hector Page, Stevens Cottage, Horton, Devize with new c/r G-APAJ.

    16 October 2014

    To Arthur John Perry, Bognor Regis keeping c/r G-APAJ.
    Based at Shoreham.
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Rowan Wigmore
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