DF112 RAF Yellow

G-ANRM

De Havilland 82A Tiger Moth c/n 85861 ex DF112

Originally built by Morris Motors Ltd at Cowley, Oxfordshire with RAF serial DF112. Initially served with 25 Elementary Flying Training School, Peterborough, then to 16 Polish FTS, Hucknall, 22 EFTS Cambridge becoming 22 Reserve Flying School 1.5.47, 11 RFS, Scone, 2 Grading Unit, Kirton-in-Lindsey and to 1 GU, Digby which disbanded 31.3.53. Finally as a support aircraft with 202 Advanced Flying School at Valley.

SOC from RAF & Sold to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd., Portsmouth 17.8.54 although CofR No: R.4577/1 already issued 8.6.54 in their name as G-ANRM. Cld 15.10.54 & Re-Regd 13.12.54 (CofR No: R.4577/2) to Herbert F Buckmaster, White Waltham. CofA No: A4577 issued 15.12.54. CofA renewed 13.3.56. Cld 18.10.56 & Re-Regd 25.10.56 (CofR No: R.4577/3) to Phillip J Cottle, Craysmarsh Farm, Melksham, Wilts operating as Avon Flying Group. CofA renewed 18.3.57 & 12.8.59. Cld 13.5.61 & Re-Regd 27.6.61 (CofR No: R.4577/4) to Claude D Millington & Fdererick D Kite trustees of the assets of The Montgomeryshire Ultra-Light Flying Club, operating from Heldre Hill. Cld 30.9.62 & Re-Regd 24.12.62 (CofR No: R.4577/5) to Leslie D Larque, Baginton. CofA renewed 26.10.62. Cld 1.8.63 (sale not notified until 14.10.63) & Re-Regd 5.11.63 (CofR No: R.4577/6) to Coventry Gliding Club Ltd., Husbands Bosworth. Cld 26.9.65 on sale & CofA expired 25.10.65. Noted on overhaul at Leicester 2.66 and at Wellesbourne Mountford by 6.66.. CofR Cld 8.3.67 as PWFU.Passed to Dunstable and parts used as spares for glider tug fleet. Acquired by Christopher J Musk by 1976. CofR Re-Regd 6.3.86 (CofR No: G-ANRM/R7) to Percy Benjamin, Andrew John & Peter James Borseberry, Kidmore End, Reading. Re-Regd 30.1.87 (CofR No: G-ANRM/R8) to Ronald J Walker, Sarisbury Green, Southampton. Re-Regd 16.3.88 (CofR No: G-ANRM/R9) to Christopher A Currie & David G Relf, Goodwood. Re-Regd 17.7.91 (CofR No: G-ANRM/R10) to Clacton Aero Club (1988) Ltd & Anthony B Cutting, Clacton. Suffered considerable damage on take-off at Clacton 9.6.93. Re-Regd 18.2.97 (CofR No: G-ANRM/R111) to Clacton Aero Club (1988) Ltd., Clacton. Re-Regd 24.8.99 (CofR No: G-ANRM/R12) to Fairmont Investments Ltd., but continuing to operate with Clacton Aero Club. Re-Regd 19.9.02 (CofR No: G-ANRM/R13) to Spectrum Leisure Ltd., Clacton. Operating at Duxford to provide Pleasure flights with Classic Wings and often hangared at Eastern end of airfield during Summer season.