Tiger Moth BB728 at "Newbold" (probably NewbAld, Market Weighton).
On 7th July 1941 this aircraft crash landed near "NewbOld", this location is uncertain, there is a place called Newbold in Derbyshire but this
seems some distance from where the aircraft was based at Brough. The NewbAld near Market Weighton seems a more likely crash location.
Pilot - Name unknown.
On 15th June 1944 under a MAP (Ministry of Aircraft Production) Permit the registration G-ACDG was restored and the aircraft was transferred to Vosper Ltd. at Portsmouth where it remained until 10th October 1945. On this date it was registered to Cecil James Packer at Burton, Wiltshire. On 21st December 1945 the Certificate of Airworthiness was renewed and the aircraft was registered to Marshall's Flying School Ltd. at Cambridge. (This aircraft was the first to carry out a flying lesson post war). On 12th October 1946 it was sold to Rijksluchrvaartdienst (RLD - the Dutch Civil Aviation Authority) at Schipol and registered PH-UAY. It arrived there in March 1947 and was then based at Ypenburg. On 19th August 1947 it was damaged in an emergency landing at Ypenburg, the repairs took some two years and the aircraft was re-registered on 1st October 1949. Over the coming years it was damaged on a number of occasions, on 28th October 1949 it was damaged in a take off accident at Ypenburg and later repaired. On 15th March 1951 it was damaged at an unknown location while in a hangar tent during a storm. On 14th December 1953 it made an emergency landing at Utrecht and on 23rd August 1957 it was damaged in an emergency landing at an unknown location. On 21st July 1960 it was registered to The Nationale Luchtvaart School. On 30th July 1963 it made an emergency landing on a beach on Texel Island. On 11th April 1964 it was severely damaged in an emergency landing near Benschop and was then not repaired and withdrawn from use. The registration was cancelled on 30th August 1965 with the aircraft reported to have been scrapped.
This aircraft was built by The De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd. at Hatfield and was registered to them as G-ACDG on 6th February 1933. It was operated out of Hatfield by D.H. Ltd. under the guise of 1 E&RFTS. On 3rd September 1939 this unit was re-designated as 1 EFTS. On 30th October 1940 it was impressed by the RAF and given the RAF serial BB728. It was slightly damaged in a landing accident at Hatfield on 15th May 1941 and Cat.B/FA was recorded, from there it was transported by road to Taylorcraft Ltd. at Rearsby for repair. On 2nd July 1941 on completion of the repair it was flown to Brough to be taken on charge by 4 EFTS. As a result of the mishap on 7th July 1941 near Brough Cat.B/FA damage was recorded. On 9th July 1941 it was transported by road to Taylorcraft Ltd. at Rearsby for repair again. When the repair was complete on 26th August 1941 it was flown to 27 MU at Shawbury for storage. On 19th September 1941 it was taken on charge by 414 Squadron Army Co-operation Command based at Croydon. On 28th June 1942 it was damaged in a heavy landing at Croydon which resulted in the undercarriage collapsing, Cat.B/FA damage was recorded, on 7th July 1942 it was transported by road to Taylorcraft Ltd. at Rearsby for repair again. On 25th August 1942 the repair was complete and it was flown to 5 MU at Kemble for storage. On 3rd June 1943 it was released to Aircraft Products Ltd. of Burnley for communications duties.