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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:DE208 RAF
    Construction Number:85265
    Last Civil Registration:G-AGYU
    Latest Owner or Location:Sheila Ann Firth, Greenways, BLYTH, Worksop

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    Dates

    Event

    1941

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II by de Havilland at Hatfield.
    Built in 1941

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n DE208.

    From 10 January 1946 to 28 December 1962

    To Marshalls Flying School, Cambridge with new c/r G-AGYU.

    25 February 1963

    To Cambridge Aero Club keeping c/r G-AGYU.

    2 May 1966

    To John Frederic Thurlow keeping c/r G-AGYU.

    23 June 1971

    To Anthony Haig-Thomas keeping c/r G-AGYU.

    8 September 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Tiger Moth DE 208 was displayed at the 1973 Cranfield Business and Light Aviation Show

    Circa 1974


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: Circa 1974 photo taken at Old Warden

    1 July 1979


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At the Famous Grouse Moth Rally held at Strathallan, Scotland

    From 3 November 1980 to 26 September 1990

    To Andrew Wood keeping c/r G-AGYU.

    From 26 September 1990 to 23 July 1992

    To Amalgamated Investments Ltd keeping c/r G-AGYU.

    From 23 July 1992 to 12 June 1998

    To Auriel Grimshaw keeping c/r G-AGYU.

    From 12 June 1998 to 17 December 2009

    To Philip Lesley Jones keeping c/r G-AGYU.

    Circa 17 December 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-AGYU (DH82A TIGER MOTH, 85265) issued.

    17 December 2009

    To Sheila Ann Firth, Greenways, BLYTH, Worksop keeping c/r G-AGYU.

    30 July 2017


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: Moth Fly-In at Old Warden


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