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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-85 Leopard Moth
    Latest Model:DH-85 Leopard Moth
    Last Military Serial:CH-406 SwiAF
    Construction Number:7082
    Last Civil Registration:G-ACUS
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Henlow, Hitchin, Bedfordshire - Central, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1934

    Constructed as a DH-85.

    17 October 1934

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n CH-406.

    From 17 October 1934 to 1 October 1951

    To unknown owner with c/r HB-OXA.

    8 August 1949

    Damaged.

    Repaired.

    1 October 1951

    Civil registration, HB-OXA, cancelled.

    7 November 1977

    To Ron and Jean Souch, Hedge End, Southampton with new c/r G-ACUS.

    From 6 August 1979 to 17 June 1986

    To Clifford Westland Annis keeping c/r G-ACUS.

    From 17 June 1986 to 8 July 1997

    To Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman keeping c/r G-ACUS.

    From 8 July 1997 to 11 July 2000

    To Alexander Jesse Norman keeping c/r G-ACUS.

    Circa 11 July 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-ACUS (DH85 LEOPARD MOTH, 7082) issued.

    11 July 2000

    To Ronald Arthur Gammons, Letchworth, Valery Ann Gammons, Letchworth keeping c/r G-ACUS.

    12 April 2003


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    By 14 September 2008

    Markings Applied: G-ACUS

    Based at RAF Henlow, Hitchin, Bedfordshire-Central, England.
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    14 September 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Turweston Fly-In in the UK


    Photographer: Unknown
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    GORDON RILEY
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