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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:R4922 RAF
    Construction Number:82845
    Last Civil Registration:G-APAO
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Tiger Moth II sn R4922...
    Latest Owner or Location:Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire / Cambs, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1940

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

    1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n R4922.

    From 3 April 1957 to 23 June 1959

    To Wiltshire School of Flying, Thruxton Airport with new c/r G-APAO.

    From 2 July 1959 to 11 November 1961

    To John Read, Amesbury keeping c/r G-APAO.

    From 4 April 1962 to 22 January 1966

    To Peter Barber, Margaret Torrens, Michael Bovett, Homer Bray keeping c/r G-APAO.

    From 26 January 1966 to 19 October 1967

    To Wiltshire School of Flying, Thruxton Airport keeping c/r G-APAO.

    From 9 November 1967 to 19 October 1973

    To Robert Biggs, Whitchurch, Hants keeping c/r G-APAO.

    From 3 January 1974 to 12 July 1976

    To Arthur Christian, Basingstoke keeping c/r G-APAO.

    5 July 1975


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1975 photo at the PFA Rally at Sywell

    From 23 July 1976 to 15 September 1989

    To Cecil Irving, County Down keeping c/r G-APAO.

    From 15 September 1989 to 24 November 1994

    To Francis Longe, Norwich keeping c/r G-APAO.

    16 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

    From 24 November 1994 to 24 August 1999

    To Clacton Aero Club, Clacton Airport keeping c/r G-APAO.

    25 May 1996


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: G-APAO photographed at Duxford, UK on 25 May 1996.

    From 24 August 1999 to 16 September 2002

    To Fairmont Investments Ltd, Hatfield keeping c/r G-APAO.

    From 16 September 2002 to 5 June 2003

    To Spectrum Leisure Ltd, Clacton keeping c/r G-APAO.

    5 June 2003

    To Howard MacGuire, Dunmow, Cambs keeping c/r G-APAO.

    Based at Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
    Operated by Classic Wings (pleasure flights).
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    8 October 2006


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At Duxford Autumn Air Show 2006

    10 November 2013


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Photo taken at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England

    5 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK.

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford Autumn Airshow
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     John Bennett
    Robert Nichols
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