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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-85 Leopard Moth
    Latest Model:DH-85 Leopard Moth
    Last Military Serial:X9381 RAF
    Construction Number:7050
    Last Civil Registration:G-ACMN
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-85 sn X9381 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Martin and Kathryn Slack, Dassels Bury, Dassels, Braughing, Ware

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    Dates

    Event

    1934

    Constructed as a DH-85.

    7 April 1936

    To Personal Services Ltd, Croydon Airport with new c/r G-ACMN.

    29 March 1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n X9381.
    Impressed into RAF service.

    27 July 1946

    To de Havilland Aircraft Company with new c/r G-ACMN.
    Returned to civil service after WWII.

    14 May 1950


    Photographer: Gerald Lawrance (via Tony Clarke )
    Notes: at the Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party, White Waltham

    21 May 1957

    To Alvis Ltd keeping c/r G-ACMN.

    26 July 1967

    To John Joseph Parkes keeping c/r G-ACMN.

    Based at Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    1980


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: 1980 photo at Old Warden

    From 14 April 1980 to 3 December 1997

    To Henry Douglas Labouchere keeping c/r G-ACMN.

    From 3 December 1997 to 8 October 2002

    To Carolyn Stuart Grace keeping c/r G-ACMN.

    8 October 2002

    To Martin and Kathryn Slack, Dassels Bury, Dassels, Braughing, Ware keeping c/r G-ACMN.

    21 August 2011


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

    21 August 2011


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

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford
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