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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) equipped with these Tiger Moths was created at Schaffen/Diest this unit 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. |
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T-1 | 85873 | Feb 1945 | Jan 1957 | DF124 (RAF), ETA-1, T-1, OO-EVA, used as spre part resource to keep OO-EVE (ex T-25) airworthy |
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T-2 | 85873 | Feb 1945 | Aug 1956 | DF152 (RAF), ETA-2, T-2, fatal crash at Casteau on 05 Aug 1956 |
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T-3 | 86369 | Feb 1945 | Jul 1956 | NL926 (RAF), T-3, crash at Casteau on 27 Jul 1956 |
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T-4 | 86377 | Feb 1945 | Aug 1954 | NL934 (RAF), ETA-4, T-4, crash at Wevelgem on 23 Aug 1954 |
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T-14 | 85944 | Feb 1945 | Dec 1953 | DF208 (RAF), ETA-14, T-14, crash Wevelgem (Oostrozebeke) on 3 Dec 1953 |
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T-24 | 86523 | Mar 1946 | Dec 1954 | PG614 (RAF), ETA-24, T-24 "UR-!", crashed on 11 Dec 1954, location unknown. Picture of OO-SOI painted to represent "T-24 UR-!" at Musée Colonel Avi R. Lallemand at Florennes |
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