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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-94
    Latest Model:DH-94 Moth Minor
    Last Military Serial:HM579 RAF
    Construction Number:9403
    Last Civil Registration:N9403
    Latest Owner or Location:Bandel Airport (22D), Glyde, Pennsylvania

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    Dates

    Event

    1939

    Constructed as a DH-94.

    From 13 April 1939 to 2 September 1942

    To Richard Arthur Whalley, Wolverhampton Airport with c/r G-AFRR.
    Impressed by the RAF in 1942.

    3 September 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n HM579.

    25 March 1946

    To Alexander Reginald Ward, Hungerford, Berks with c/r G-AFRR.

    Circa 31 May 1947

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-AFRR (DH94 MOTH MINOR, 9403) issued.

    31 May 1947

    To Henry Montague Winch, Minffordd.

    3 November 1950

    To Frank Charles Lewis.

    From 6 August 1952 to 30 March 1954

    To W. S. Shackleon Ltd.
    Exported to New Zealand.

    From 1 June 1954 to Circa 1980

    To Myles Robertson with c/r ZK-BFP.
    Operated with markings: HM579

    Circa 1970


    Photographer: Alexander Ferguson
    Notes: At Wigram some time in the 1970s.

    1978


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1978 photo at Queenstown, New Zealand

    1978


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1978 photo at Queenstown, New Zealand

    By 2 September 2001

    To unknown owner with c/r N9403.

    2 September 2001

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Farmington, PA, United States while on decent. The damage was substantial. During the decent from cruise altitude, the pilot heard a loud bang and the airplane began to shutter violently. The pilot shut down the engine and slowed the airplane to stop the propeller from windmilling. A forced landing was then made to an up-sloping field. After the airplane touched down in the field, it encountered one-foot high windrows, collapsing the main landing gear...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    19 February 2003

    To Woodlands Toy Store L P, Eighty Four, PA.

    28 March 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX9403 (DH-94 MOTH MINOR, 9403) issued.

    Based at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort-Pride and Joy Aircraft Hangar, Nemacolin Airport, Farmington, PA.
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    30 April 2015

    Civil registration, N9403, cancelled.

    21 July 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N9403.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Eighty Four, PA.

    21 December 2015

    To Magerko Management Llc, Eighty Four, PA.

    To Bandel Airport (22D), Glyde, PA.
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    de Havilland Aircraft Production
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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