| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-AKUE |
| 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 |
| Licence-built by: | OGMA |
| C/n (msn): | P68 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | ClactonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSQ IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 March 2011 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 724153 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built 1939, served originally with the Portuguese Air Force. Later to CR-AGM, ZS-FZL and registered G-AKUE 12 February 1986. Rebuilt 1988. Substantially damaged when it stalled and crashed in a field when taking off from Bryngwyn Bach Farm, near St.Asaph, Clwyd, Wales on -2 January 1989. Subsequently repaired and still currently registered September 2024, albeit with C.of A. expired 12 June 2019. (This was the second allocation of G-AKUE, it having been reserved 20 February 1948 for Avro 689 Tudor 2, c/n.1437, which was not built and the reservation was cancelled 23 April 1951). This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 September 2024, and has since been viewed 201 times. |