Tiger Moth BB753 at Brough airfield.
On 8th August 1941 this aircraft was damaged in a crash at Brough airfield, nothing more was known about the incident when the webpage was created.
Pilot - Name unknown.
This aircraft was built by The De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd. at Hatfield and registered to them on 6th August 1935 on the civilian register as G-ADMA. It was operated by D.H.Ltd. at White Waltham under the guise of 13 E&RFTS from 18th November 1935 until 3rd September 1939 when this unit was re-designated as 13 EFTS. On 30th October 1940 it was impressed into RAF service as BB753 and on 9th January 1941 it was transferred to 4 EFTS at Brough. As a result of the mishap on 8th August 1941 Cat.B/FA damage was recorded and the aircraft was transported to D.H.Ltd. at Hatfield for repair. On 25th September 1941 it was taken on charge by 28 EFTS at Wolverhampton and coded "-28". It remained in service with them until being flown in to long term storage at 9 MU at Cosford on 21st July 1945. On 11th June 1952 it was taken on charge by the Central Signals Establishment (CSE) at Watton. On 11th March 1954 it was flown in to storage and for disposal at 9 MU at Cosford. On 13th October 1954 it was sold to W.A.Rollason Ltd. at Croydon but the civilian registration was not restored. It was then purchased by Aerial Agricultural of Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, arriving in Australia in 1956 and on 14th December 1956 it was registered as VH-PCG. It was later sold to Dr.G.C. Kauzal at Sydney in June 1959 but crashed on 30th August 1960 near Trundle, New South Wales. The registration was cancelled on 5th May 1961. The damaged aircraft appears to have been restored.