Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:NL896 MN
    Construction Number:86343
    Last Civil Registration:PR-NSR
    Latest Owner or Location:Ninian Stewart Richardson, Sao Paulo

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.

    13 November 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n NL896.
    At RAF Ludlow.

    9 August 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Marine Nationale with s/n NL896.

    23 September 1946

    Transferred to French Naval station, Cuers, NR Toulon.

    17 August 1951

    To Etat/Ministere Des Armees/Etat Major Armee de L Air, Paris, Picardie with new c/r F-BGEZ (Tiger Moth Dh 82 A, NL-896).
    Based at Compiegne-margny.

    12 August 1964

    To Aero Club de lOise, Compiegne keeping c/r F-BGEZ.

    30 October 1969

    Civil registration, F-BGEZ, cancelled.

    20 August 1970

    To Derek Roy Wilcox, Northampton with new c/r G-AYIT.

    6 November 1970

    To John Michael McRitchie, Millisle, Co Down keeping c/r G-AYIT.

    From 15 May 1974 to 1 March 1989

    To Robin Lindsay Henderson Alexander keeping c/r G-AYIT.

    1 July 1979


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

    From 1 March 1989 to 21 February 1996

    To Trustees Ulster Tiger Group, Newtownards keeping c/r G-AYIT.

    12 August 1990


    Photographer: Philip Pain
    Notes: At RAF Jurby Head, Isle of Man.

    From 21 February 1996 to 27 March 2007

    To trustees Ulster Tiger Group, Newtownards keeping c/r G-AYIT.

    27 March 2007

    Sold to owner in Brazil - and shipped, - arriving Braganca Airport, 80 km from Sao Paulo on 13th August 2007.

    28 March 2011

    To Ninian Rorie Stewart-Richardson, Sao Paulo, Brazil keeping c/r G-AYIT.

    6 August 2011

    Restored.
    Reflown after major overhaul 6.8.11 at Braganca Paulista Airport, Sao Paulo.

    15 August 2011

    Civil registration, G-AYIT, cancelled.

    September 2011

    To Ninian Stewart Richardson, Sao Paulo with new c/r PR-NSR.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Air Britain
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    DGCA Civil Aircraft Register (France)
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=118565][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - de Havilland Tiger Moth II, s/n NL896 MN, c/n 86343, c/r PR-NSR[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=118565
    Copyright 1993-2024 www.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.