Tiger Moth BB742 at Brough airfield.
At 16.20hrs on 26th February 1941 this aircraft collided on the ground with Tiger Moth R4832 at Brough airfield slightly damaging both aircraft.
Pilot - LAC VV or SS Hurley RAFVR (1376445)
Tiger Moth BB742 was built by the de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd. at Hatfield and was registered to them as G-ACDI on 6th February 1933 and was operated by them under the guise of 13 E&RFTS at White Waltham. On 30th October 1940 it was impressed and became BB742, now operating with 13 EFTS at White Waltham. On 20th December 1940 it moved with the unit to Peterborough. On 9th January 1941 it was transferred to 4 EFTS at Brough and on 26th February 1941 it sustained Cat.B/FA damage as a result of the mishap at Brough as recorded above. On 28th February 1941 it was transported by road to Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Ltd. at Rearsby for repair and on completion of the repair it was taken on charge by 13 EFTS at Peterborough on 6th May 1941. On 1st June 1941 the unit disbanded so the following day it was taken on charge by 21 EFTS at Booker. on 1st September 1941 it was flown to Lundy & Atlantic Coast Airlines Ltd. at Barnstaple for a major service. On completion of this service it was taken on charge by 29 EFTS at Clyffe Pypard on 28th September 1941. It continued to serve with them without a break until the unit disbanded on 5th November 1947. On 13th November 1947 it was flown to 8 MU at Little Rissington for disposal, on 25th March 1948 it was sold to Air Service Training Ltd at Hamble and the aircraft had it's civilian registration, G-ACDI, restored on 13th April 1948. It remained with AST Ltd. until 2nd July 1953 before being registered to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd. based at Portsmouth on 20th July 1958 but was only with them until 21st July 1953. On 24th July 1953 it was registered to Thomas Hutton Marshall at Wimborne. On 10th July 1954 it was damaged with Cat.E/FA recorded when it crashed on take off at Christchurch when the engine failed. It was assessed and deemed beyond repair but the wreck was put into storage and not scrapped. On 16th March 1995 it was registered to John Aubrey Pothecary at Salisbury and was restored at Old Sarum. On 17th June 19 2008 the registration was transferred to David John Wood, operating out of Old Sarum and on 16th June 2009 the registration was transferred to Doublecube Aviation at Old Sarum. The aircraft continues to fly today; a happy ending to the history of a classic aircraft.