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Old 18th Dec 2011, 20:01
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TIGER MOTH DH-82A – Serial No.T-8256
de Havilland Tiger Moth built in 1941 by Built by Morris Motors in Cowley, England. She was delivered to R.A.F. as T8256 to EFTS Sywell on April 27, 1941. After wartime service she was stored at 10 MU Hullavington on August 9, 1945 until sold to Willis Hole Aviation of Croydon on March 22, 1951. The airplane was stored until sold to R.F. Saywell who overhauled it at Shoreham as G-AOFG. Registered September 17, 19566 and received U.K. Certificate of Aviation on November 16, 1956.
The aircraft was exported to Australia and registered as VH-AWI on November 8, 1957 to Airwork Co. Pty. Ltd. of Archerfield, Queensland and re-registered on October 5, 1960 AS VH-WPK to W.P. Kemp of Corinda Heights, Queensland. She was re-registered on August 3, 1961 to Chemicals and Air Services Pty. Ltd. Moorooka, Queensland then re-registered to P.J. Pastoral Co. of Goomeri, Queensland. The registration was canceled September 18, 1967.
In 1968 the airplane was purchased by Leo Gay, shipped to the U.S. and registered as N5676 to Dr. Ace Powers of Albuquerque, New Mexico then sold to Keith Harvey of Stockton, California and registered as N38KH.
In October 2005 Edgar Cato purchased the airplane after a pre-purchase inspection was completed in Stockton, California by Frank Rezich. The following day the airplane was disassembled, placed on a truck and transported to Aero Fabrication, Bartow Florida.
Over the next twelve months the airplane was totally disassembled and painted. There is a re-built Ed Clark engine with 20 hours; a new Sensinich W79CFL-60 propeller; Slick Magneto conversion; electric starter; new Brunton stainless steel flying and landing wires; Becker radio and new hydraulic brake system.
For the past four years she has been maintained to the highest standards and used sparingly. She has been flown from Florida to South Carolina on two occasions and always kept in a hangar. Asking price: $85,000.
CHEMICALS & AIR SERVICES PTY. LTD was registered 03/08/1961, became NOBLE CHEMICALS HOLDINGS PTY. LTD and was deregistered 29/11/1990.
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