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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:N6847 RAF
    Construction Number:82102
    Last Civil Registration:G-APAL
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Tiger Moth II sn N6847...
    Latest Owner or Location:Phillip Shotbolt, Stamford

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    Dates

    Event

    1939

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n N6847.

    From 3 April 1957 to 22 June 1959

    To Wiltshire School of Flying Ltd, Thruxton with new c/r G-APAL.

    From 3 June 1960 to 30 September 1965

    To Charles Watson, Winkfield, Berkshire keeping c/r G-APAL.

    From 11 October 1965 to 26 November 1986

    To Stevenage Flying Club keeping c/r G-APAL.

    5 July 1968

    Crashed.
    Crashed at Wilhampstead.

    From 26 November 1986 to 10 February 1989

    To Leslie Smith and Paul Chapman, Biggleswade keeping c/r G-APAL.

    From 10 February 1989 to 1 May 2001

    To Paul and Rosemary Chapman keeping c/r G-APAL.

    9 May 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Middle Wallop Air Show

    30 August 1993


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At Great Warbirds Airshow, Wroughton, UK, 1993

    From 1 May 2001 to 14 June 2005

    To Avia Special Ltd, Hatfield keeping c/r G-APAL.

    14 June 2005

    To Phillip Shotbolt, Stamford keeping c/r G-APAL.

    2 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Air Britain Fly-In at North Weald, London in UK

    21 August 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: DH Moth Club Rally at Belvoir Castle in the UK
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