Ex T6709. Registered 9 September 1953. Operated by Airspray (Colchester) Ltd and crashed while crop-spraying at South Fambridge 15 March 1963. Cancelled 21 April 1963 as PWFU. For the crop-spraying operation it used the field where there had been Pemberton airfield in 1909. The engine misfired and lost power on take-off, and it had to make an emergency crosswind landing when it cartwheeled and was destroyed. The pilot survived the accident.

Tony Arbon photo

To RAF as T7269 23 August 1940 and struck off charge Sept.1953 when sold as G-ANDA. It was DBR on 21 March 1967 after suffering engine failure while flying from Kidlington to Fairoaks and striking a tree during the forced landing on Hook Heath Golf Course near Woking, Surrey. (On 6 March 1955 it had landed on top of taxying Auster Autocrat G-AGXG at Denham, the Auster was DBR but G-ANDA was repaired and returned to service. On 3 May 1964 G-ANDA crashed on take-off from Rydden House Farm, Cranleigh, Surrey but was again repaired and returned to service). No fatalities in any of these incidents.

Registered in 1993 when it again took up the registration it had worn from 1952 to 1955. Tony Arbon photo.

C of A expired June 2002. Reportedly on rebuild with Airspeed Aviation in 2021.

Arrival of the aircraft at the new home base following a ferry flight from Borken-Hoxfeld (EDLY).

Crashed at Swan Hill on January 23, 1976. Mike Madden photo

Front cockpit of the Tiger Moth.

Rear cockpit of the Tiger Moth - only one flying boot visible!

Since restored to flying condition.

Since restored to flying condition.

Registered as G-AZGZ a few weeks later on 13 October 1971. Current in February 2022.

Sold in the UK as G-CJDO in 2005. Mike Madden photo.

Mike Madden photo.