Aircraft Photo of G-AIVW | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth II | The Tiger Club | AirHistory.net #558362
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AIVW
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth II
C/n (msn):83135
Operator Titles:The Tiger Club
Location
City / Airport:Castle Water, Rye*
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:19 August 1982
Photo by:Mike Cain
Photo ID: 558362
Photo Comment

Ex T5370. Registered 14 November 1946. Depicted on the hard-standing at Castle Water in readiness to be put onto floats. While operating as a floatplane, it was written-off eight days later, when it crashed in the sea 1/4-mile offshore from Camber, near Rye, East Sussex on 27 August 1972, with both occupants being rescued from the sea with only minor injuries . It was cancelled 30 November 1982 as Destroyed.

This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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