Dates

Event

Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.

17 November 1938

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n N5490.

Transferred to 24 Maintenance Unit, Ternhill, near Market Drayton, Shropshire.

28 December 1940

Transferred to 11 EFTS, Perth (Scone), Scotland.

16 June 1953

Withdrawn from use.
At20 MU aircraft storage unit, Aston Down, Gloucestershire.

4 December 1953

To A. J. Whittemore (Aeradio) Ltd, Croydon Airport with new c/r G-ANHG.

27 January 1956

To Aero Club Du Bearn, Sauvagnon, Aquitaine Sud with new c/r F-BHIN (Tiger Moth Dh 82 A, N-5490).
Based at Pau Idron.

3 May 1973

Civil registration, F-BHIN, cancelled.

15 March 1976

To Geert Frank.
For restoration.

19 May 1976

Certificate of airworthiness for N82KF (TIGER MOTH DH 82A, N5490) issued.

To Kenneth G. French, Manchester, MD with new c/r N82KF.

October 1978

To Hal Kading.

April 1979

To Lyle E. Whitmer of Fairbanks, AK keeping c/r N82KF.

September 1986

To Dave Traversi and Bill Graham of Petaluma, CA keeping c/r N82KF.

October 1986

Photographer: http://www.n5490.org/History/History.html
Notes: On the delivery flight from Alaska to California - They flew down the Alcan (the Alaska Canada highway) which is 1,523 miles long and does not have many gas stops. The Tiger could not hold enough fuel to get from airport to airport, so sometimes they landed on the dirt road with ice on it and pulled into the gas pump to fuel and eat. It was quite the sight, so all passing traffic stopped to look and the lodge owners kept feeding them to keep the Moth at the pump. Moth drawn by fuel, drivers drawn by Moth!

5 November 1986

To David C. Traversi, Petaluma, CA keeping c/r N82KF.

June 1990

Photographer: Nate Wilburn
Notes: Hamilton Air Force Base, Novato, California. Wings of Victory airshow.

24 August 1990

Crashed.
There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the Petaluma Airport (069) Petaluma, CA, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that on final approach, the crosswind was abt 10-15 degree off the nose. The aircraft touched down on the main wheels, but when the tailwheel began to settle at abt midfield, the airplane swerved to the right. The pilot failed to maintain direct control and the airplane entered into soft dirt...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

5 October 1999

To Belavion Inc, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N82KF.

Based at Harvey Field, Snohomish, WA.
View the Location Dossier

A VERY detailed and interesting history of this airframe is at - http://www.n5490.org/History/History.html.

To Boeing Field, Seattle, WA.
View the Location Dossier

18 July 2017

Civil registration, N82KF, cancelled.

1 January 2019

Certificate of airworthiness for N82KF (TIGER MOTH DH 82A, N5490) issued.