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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:PG644 ALA
    Construction Number:86553
    Last Civil Registration:G-AHAN
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Tiger Moth II sn PG644...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bicester Aerodrome, Bicester Airfield, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II by de Havilland at Hatfield.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n PG644.

    8 June 1951

    To Etat/Ministere Des Armees/Etat Major Armee de L Air, Paris with new c/r F-BGDG.

    25 May 1967

    To Aero-Club de Haguenau, Haguenau, Alsace keeping c/r F-BGDG.
    Based at Haguenau.

    8 July 1971

    Civil registration, F-BGDG, cancelled.

    9 January 1973

    To James R. Wardrop, Sewickley, PA with new c/r N90406.

    24 July 1973

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC74FGT02: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 08:45 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Mars, PA, with the destination Williamsport, PA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Stalled or mushed while on final approach to land. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    5 November 1978

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC79FNC09: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 11:56 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Hampton Airport, No. Hampton, NH. The flight departed from Sanford, ME, with the destination Hampton, NH. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. Staled and/or spirraled while on final approach to land. There was a partial power loss with the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 May 1983

    Civil registration, N90406, cancelled.

    From 31 May 1985 to 9 July 1986

    To Susan Elizabeth Bates with new c/r G-AHAN.

    From 9 July 1986 to 18 September 1989

    To Geraint Lloyd Owens keeping c/r G-AHAN.

    1 July 1989


    Photographer: Vince Horan
    Notes: At Cranfield

    From 18 September 1989 to 13 April 1994

    To Anthony Joseph Clarry keeping c/r G-AHAN.

    From 13 April 1994 to 4 December 1995

    To Interflight (air Charter) Ltd keeping c/r G-AHAN.

    4 December 1995

    To Tiger Associates Ltd, Hatfield keeping c/r G-AHAN.

    21 August 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: DH Moth Club Rally at Belvoir Castle in the UK

    Based at Bicester Airfield, Bicester Airfield, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.
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    28 August 2019


    Photographer: Dave Godden
    Notes: Photographed at Headcorn Kent

    To Bicester Aerodrome, Bicester Airfield, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.
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    6 June 2025


    Photographer: Andy Simons
    Notes: Taken over Sywell Aerodrome just before landing


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    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger

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