Tiger Moth Gathering - Henstridge 20 April
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:12 pm
At short notice I attended a small event involving the gathering together of the six Tiger Moths that have been restored by Kevin Crumplin at Henstridge Airfield (HMS Dipper) in Dorset. These Tiger Moths are quite unique in that having been meticulously restored to their original fit and specification, i.e. as they would have been fresh from the production line 75+ years ago, they now operate commercially in their original role of flying training, at Henstridge and Podhorany in the Czech Republic.
In addition to the six Henstridge restored Tiger Moths was Henstridge resident G-ANKZ/N-6466, which got proceedings started with a spirited take off.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANKZ / N6466 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANKZ / N6466 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
The six Tiger Moth family members followed, in take off order.
Former Royal Navy example, G-BWMK / T8191 built by Morris Motors in 1942 and finished service with the Royal Navy Historic Flight before being sold at Sothebys in 1994 to raise funds (I attended that Auction and nearly bought a Gannet T5 but that's another story). Returned to flight at Henstridge in 2018.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-BWMK / T8191 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-BWMK / T8191 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-ANEW / NM-138 - built by Morris Motors in 1943 and post war served as a crop duster before being withdrawn in 1966 and reurned to flight at Henstridge in 2011.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANEW / NM138 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANEW / NM138 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-ALWS / N9328 - built by de Havilland in 1939 and post war served as an instructional airframe at Perth. Returned to flight at henstridge in 2014 after nearly 60 years of being flightless.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ALWS / N9328 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ALWS / N9328 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-ADWJ / BB803 - a pre-war civilian registered aircraft but nonetheless operated by the RAF EFTS from Prestwick (it's not just a modern thing with the Grobs). Post war operated by various flying clubs. Returned to flight at Henstridge in 2012.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ADWJ / BB803 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ADWJ / BB803 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-ANFP / R9503 is Czech based - built by de Havilland in 1939 and post war operated by a few flying clubs as well as a crop duster. Returned to flight in 2016
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANFP / R9503 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANFP / R9503 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-AMIV / R5246 is Czech based. Built by de Havilland in 1940 and post war served with Shorts Brothers and other flying clubs in Northern Ireland. Returned to flight at Henstridge in 2010
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-AMIV / R5246 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-AMIV / R5246 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
Shortly after take off the aircraft experienced a loss of power and the pilot carefully put her down in an adjoining field of crops within the old airfield boundary. All OK.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-AMIV / R5246 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
Much of the above info has been taken from the very informative Tiger Moth Training websites http://www.tigermothtraining.co.uk/the-company/ and https://www.tigermoth.cz/en/.
Ahhhh, de Havilland!!
Neil
In addition to the six Henstridge restored Tiger Moths was Henstridge resident G-ANKZ/N-6466, which got proceedings started with a spirited take off.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANKZ / N6466 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANKZ / N6466 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
The six Tiger Moth family members followed, in take off order.
Former Royal Navy example, G-BWMK / T8191 built by Morris Motors in 1942 and finished service with the Royal Navy Historic Flight before being sold at Sothebys in 1994 to raise funds (I attended that Auction and nearly bought a Gannet T5 but that's another story). Returned to flight at Henstridge in 2018.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-BWMK / T8191 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-BWMK / T8191 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-ANEW / NM-138 - built by Morris Motors in 1943 and post war served as a crop duster before being withdrawn in 1966 and reurned to flight at Henstridge in 2011.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANEW / NM138 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANEW / NM138 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-ALWS / N9328 - built by de Havilland in 1939 and post war served as an instructional airframe at Perth. Returned to flight at henstridge in 2014 after nearly 60 years of being flightless.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ALWS / N9328 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ALWS / N9328 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-ADWJ / BB803 - a pre-war civilian registered aircraft but nonetheless operated by the RAF EFTS from Prestwick (it's not just a modern thing with the Grobs). Post war operated by various flying clubs. Returned to flight at Henstridge in 2012.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ADWJ / BB803 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ADWJ / BB803 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-ANFP / R9503 is Czech based - built by de Havilland in 1939 and post war operated by a few flying clubs as well as a crop duster. Returned to flight in 2016
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANFP / R9503 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-ANFP / R9503 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
G-AMIV / R5246 is Czech based. Built by de Havilland in 1940 and post war served with Shorts Brothers and other flying clubs in Northern Ireland. Returned to flight at Henstridge in 2010
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-AMIV / R5246 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-AMIV / R5246 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
Shortly after take off the aircraft experienced a loss of power and the pilot carefully put her down in an adjoining field of crops within the old airfield boundary. All OK.
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth G-AMIV / R5246 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr
Much of the above info has been taken from the very informative Tiger Moth Training websites http://www.tigermothtraining.co.uk/the-company/ and https://www.tigermoth.cz/en/.
Ahhhh, de Havilland!!
Neil