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De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Single engine two-seat elementary trainer
Immediately after World War II the Belgian Government acquired 31 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth elementary trainers from RAF stocks. Several of these aircraft (later to become T-1 till T-17) already were used by the Belgian Training School (RAF) at Snailwell in the U.K.. When the Elementary Training School (EVS/EPE) was created at Schaffen/Diest and equipped with these Tiger Moths the school was one of the first post war units of the then called Belgisch Militaire Vliegwezen/Aviation Militaire Belge (becoming Belgian Air Force on 15 January 1949). When, in July 1950 the Elementary Training School moved to Goetsenhoven, the Tiger Moth was already being gradually replaced by the Stampe SV.4B. Some aircraft remained operational at the Officers School at Nivelles while some continued as glider tugs for what was to become the Belgian Air Cadets, but by 1956/57 all remaining Tigers were sold on the civilian market.
T-01
History
C/N
85873
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Jan 1957
DF124 (RAF), ETA-1, T-1, OO-EVA, used as spare part resource to keep OO-EVE (ex T-25) airworthy
T-02
History
C/N
85901
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Aug 1956
DF152 (RAF), ETA-2, T-2, fatal crash at Casteau on 05 Aug 1956
T-03
History
C/N
86369
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Jul 1956
NL926 (RAF), T-3, crash at Casteau on 27 Jul 1956
T-04
History
C/N
86377
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Aug 1954
NL934 (RAF), ETA-4, T-4, crash at Wevelgem on 23 Aug 1954
T-05
History
C/N
86359
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Apr 1952
NL916 (RAF), ETA-5, T-5, crashed at Gentbrugge/Achterdries on 28 Apr 1952
T-06
History
C/N
86376
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Aug 1951
NL933 (RAF), T-6, crashed at Nivelles on 15 Aug 1951.
T-07
History
C/N
85915
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Aug 1955
DF179 (RAF), ETA-7, T-7, written off in an accident on 5 Aug 1955.
T-08
History
C/N
85934
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Mar 1956
DF198 (RAF), ETA-8, T-8, OO-EVB, G-BBRB as DF198 (West Wickham, U.K.)
T-09
History
C/N
85900
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Mar 1956
DF151 (RAF), T-9, OO-EVK, crashed at Temploux on 27 May 1960.
T-10
History
C/N
86375
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Oct 1947
NL932 (RAF), T-10, damaged on 22 Oct 1947, instructional airframe Technical School Tongeren
T-11
History
C/N
86404
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Jun 1950
NL972 (RAF), ETA-11, T-11, crashed at Nivelles on 6 Jun 1950 after hitting high tension cables at dusk.
T-12
History
C/N
85690
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Mar 1946
DE-776 (RAF), (ETA-12), crashed on 9 Mar 1946 at Werchter on ferry flight from Bottisham (U.K.) to Schaffen
T-13
History
C/N
85914
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Mar 1956
DF178 (RAF), ETA-13, T-13, OO-EVF, crashed at Bleid on 19 Nov 1959
T-14
History
C/N
85944
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Dec 1953
DF208 (RAF), ETA-14, T-14, crash Wevelgem (Oostrozebeke) on 3 Dec 1953
T-15
History
C/N
86338
Date In
Feb 1945
Date Out
Mar 1956
NL891 (RAGF), ETA-15, T-15, OO-EVG, N3744N (Loveland CO, USA), Kalamazoo, MI, USA
T-16
History
C/N
85426
Date In
Jan 1946
Date Out
Nov 1952
DE418 (RAF), ETA-16, T-16, crashed at Nivelles on 26 Nov 1952
T-17
History
C/N
85651
Date In
Jan 1946
Date Out
Mar 1956
DE721 (RAF), ETA-17, T-17, OO-EVC, crashed at Brasschaat in Oct 1963
T-18
History
C/N
86502
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
Mar 1956
NM194 (RAF), T-18, OO-EVL, crashed at Genk/Zwartberg on 9 Apr 1961
T-19
History
C/N
86507
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
Mar 1956
NM199 (RAF), ETA-19, T-19, OO-EVM, Royal Army Museum, Salis Collection La Ferté Alais (F.) as "Aviatic" (F-AZDH ?)
T-20
History
C/N
85937
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
1952
DF201 (RAF), ETA-20, T-20, written of in accident on 17 Jul 1948, Instructional airframe at Technical School at Tongeren.
T-21
History
C/N
86515
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
Mar 1956
NM207 (RAF), ETA-21, T-21, OO-EVP, Royal Army Museum, N3744M, Allen R Rohrstaff, Kalamazoo, MI. (USA)
T-22
History
C/N
86517
Date In
Mat 1946
Date Out
Mat 1956
NM209 (RAF), ETA-22, T-22, OO-EVD, crashed at Temploux on 23 Oct 1957
T-23
History
C/N
85948
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
Mar 1956
DF212 (RAF), ETA-23, T-23, OO-EVW, crashed at Aalst on 21 Apr 1962
T-24
History
C/N
86523
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
Dec 1954
Dec 1954 PG614 (RAF), ETA-24, T-24 "UR-!", crashed on 11 Dec 1954, location unknown.
T-25
History
C/N
85953
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
Mar 1956
EM722 (RAF), ETA-25, T-25, OO-EVE (Schaffen/Diest)
T-26
History
C/N
85975
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
Sep 1956
EM744 (RAF), T-26, fate unknown
T-27
History
C/N
85832
Date In
Mar 1946
Date Out
Mar 1956
DE972 (RAF), T-27, OO-EVH, Royal Army Museum storage Vissenaken->Landen
T-28
History
C/N
85969
Date In
Apr 1946
Date Out
Mar 1956
EM738 (RAF), ETA-28, T-28, OO-EVI, crashed at Baudour on 1 May 1958. Seen at Hatzerim AFB (Israel) Museum as VP-PAU (composit)
T-29
History
C/N
82712
Date In
Apr 1946
Date Out
May 1956
R4771 (RAF), T-29, OO-EVJ, G-BWMS (Early Birds, Nl.)
T-30
History
C/N
85884
Date In
Apr 1946
Date Out
Jan 1948
DF135 (RAF), ETA-30, T-30, written off after accident on 19 Jan 1948
T-31
History
C/N
85875
Date In
Jun 1947
Date Out
Aug 1956
DF126 (RAF), T-31, OO-EVR, crashed at Gosselies in 1964