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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:571 SAAF
    Construction Number:84221
    Last Civil Registration:ZS-BGL
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Tiger Moth II sn 571 S...
    Latest Owner or Location:Susan Prinsloo

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    Dates

    Event

    1941

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II by de Havilland at Hatfield.

    28 February 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n T7852.
    Shipped direct to South Africa.

    By April 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 571.

    October 1946

    To Southern Aviation, Port Elizabeth with new c/r ZS-BGL.

    September 1964

    To Angus R Walker, Durban keeping c/r ZS-BGL.

    January 1968

    To Flying Tiger Syndicate, Durban keeping c/r ZS-BGL.

    13 April 1971

    To Scully Levin, Baragwanath keeping c/r ZS-BGL.

    1975

    To AP Keyter, BC Keyter and R Borchers, Edenvale. S keeping c/r ZS-BGL.

    25 August 1999

    To Flying Wires CC keeping c/r ZS-BGL.

    By 2013

    To Dion Raath keeping c/r ZS-BGL.

    By 2017

    To Susan Prinsloo keeping c/r ZS-BGL.

    14 May 2017

    Involved in an incident.
    Crashed following engine failure on take-off Rand Airport, Johannesburg, Germiston, Gauteng 14.5.17; On take off for a scenic flight the aircraft suffered a loss of power after take off, crash landed on cross runway. No injuries to pilot or passenger.Rebuilt (2017-18) and now based at Benoni/Brakpan.

    18 September 2018


    Photographer: Vince Horan
    Notes: At Rand Airport
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