Tiger Moth BB673 at Clifton airfield.
On 8th October 1942 this Tiger Moth is listed in Clifton airfield's ORB as being damaged in an accident but nothing further is known. Why it was at Clifton
is not known.
Pilot - Name unknown.
This Tiger Moth was built by De Havilland at Hatfield and first registered on the civilian register as G-ADOG to Airwork Ltd at Perth on 19th September 1935. Its Certificate of Airworthiness was issued on 11th January 1936 and then it was operated by 11 ERFTS at Perth (by Airwork Ltd). The unit designation changed to
11 EFTS, Perth on 30th November 1939. It was impressed as BB673 on 19th September 1940 and its civilian registration was
cancelled as 'sold' on 14th November 1940. It transferred to 309 Squadron at Dunino on 30th July 1941 where it suffered a Cat.B/FA
when it crashed in Gilmerton Estate, Edinburgh on 8th October 1941. After this it was dismantled and returned to D.H. for repair on 17th
October 1941. After repair it was issued to 20 EFTS at Yeadon and transferred to Leeds University Air Squadron at Yeadon on 4th January 1942.
It suffered it's Cat.A(c)/FA at Clifton on 8th October 1942 and was repaired on site. It returned to Leeds UAS and served with them until being
struck off charge during a major inspection on 26th July 1944.