VH-ZSA De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (MSN 85582) owned by James Mitton, at SABC Annual Fly-In, Serpentine Airfield – 27 October 2019. Originally ordered for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as DE628. Later to the South African Air Force (SAAF) and re-serialled as 4601. To South African civil register as ZS-BYM in March 1948, operated by Flying Springbok Aero Club at Rand Airport. Went through a few owners before being registered in 1973 to R.C. Helling, Sandton, South Africa. It was under rebuild at Rand in 1993, but its registration was cancelled on 26 July 2011 as sold in Australia. It was noted at Serpentine under restoration in 2015, still wearing the registration ZS-BYM. It was registered VH-ZSA on 21 October 2016. Photo © David Eyre. Continue Reading Previous: VH-ZSA De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (MSN 85582) owned by James Mitton, at SABC Annual Fly-In, Serpentine Airfield – 27 October 2019. Originally ordered for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as DE628. Later to the South African Air Force (SAAF) and re-serialled as 4601. To South African civil register as ZS-BYM in March 1948, operated by Flying Springbok Aero Club at Rand Airport. Went through a few owners before being registered in 1973 to R.C. Helling, Sandton, South Africa. It was under rebuild at Rand in 1993, but its registration was cancelled on 26 July 2011 as sold in Australia. It was noted at Serpentine under restoration in 2015, still wearing the registration ZS-BYM. It was registered VH-ZSA on 21 October 2016. Photo © David Eyre. Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
