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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:R4896 RAF
    Construction Number:82813
    Last Civil Registration:G-AOJK
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Tiger Moth II sn R4896...
    Latest Owner or Location:Peter Green, Haverhill

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    Dates

    Event

    1939

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n R4896.

    1 February 1948

    Nigel Field reports: As an Air Cadet I was flown in this aircraft out of RAF Kenley. From my Air Cadet log book.

    5 April 1956

    To Thomas Marshall, Christchurch, Hampshire with new c/r G-AOJK.

    Circa July 1956


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: In the Christchurch Aero Club hangar 1956 prior to restoration.

    Circa July 1957


    Photographer: G. J. Kingman-Sugars
    Notes: Bought from RAF by Christchurch Aero Club, Christchurch Aerodrome, Hants. Newly registered after overhaul as G-AOJK, along with G-AOJJ in mid-1957.

    12 September 1960

    To The Wiltshire Flying Club, Thruxton, Aerodrome keeping c/r G-AOJK.

    25 October 1962

    To Shaftesbury Flying Club, Dorset keeping c/r G-AOJK.

    15 June 1964

    Civil registration revised.
    Register was updated indicating the aircraft was destroyed.

    28 November 1986

    To Lawrence Rice keeping c/r G-AOJK.

    From 28 November 1986 to 24 June 1988

    To Lawrence John Rice keeping c/r G-AOJK.

    From 24 June 1988 to 4 April 1997

    To Patrick Arthur de Courcy Swoffer keeping c/r G-AOJK.

    From 4 April 1997 to 28 February 2002

    To Derrick Edward Guck keeping c/r G-AOJK.

    28 February 2002

    To Robert John Willies, Masters House, 13 High Street, Clophill, Bedford keeping c/r G-AOJK.

    17 April 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Landing at a Fly-in at Fenland in the UK

    17 April 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Fenland in the UK

    2 May 2017

    To Peter Green, Haverhill keeping c/r G-AOJK.
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Individual Contributors
     Nigel Field
    Terry Fletcher
    Geoff Kingman-Sugars
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