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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:DH-82C Tiger Moth
    Last Military Serial:5875 RCAF
    Construction Number:1178
    Last Civil Registration:C-GMFT
    Compressed ID:deHavilland Canada DH-82C sn 5875 R...
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Museum of Flight Association, Langley, BC

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    Event

    Constructed as a DH-82C by deHavilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Dehavilland DH 82-C 1178

    Transferred to No. 8 Repair Depot, Winnipeg.
    Delivered to and erected by No. 8.

    29 October 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 5875.

    Transferred to No. 2 Training Command.

    From 5 March 1943 to 8 May 1943

    Transferred to Mid-West Aircraft, Winnipeg.

    Assigned to No. 2 Training Command for storage.

    17 May 1943

    Issued from storage.

    27 June 1944

    Pending disposal.

    1 December 1944

    Assigned to No. 2 Air Command for storage.
    Still pending disposal.

    Assigned to No. 8 Repair Depot, No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School, Neepawa, MB for storage.
    Delivered here with 2,366:20 total time and 1,158:35 since overhaul.

    13 March 1945

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Transferred to War Assets Corporation.
    Sent to War Assets for disposal.

    To The Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, BC.
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    From Circa 1980 to Circa 1989

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: 4236
    Returned to airworthy condition.

    1996


    Photographer: Unknown

    4 August 1999

    To Canadian Museum of Flight Association, Langley, BC with new c/r C-GMFT.

    3 September 2011


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: Taxiing in at the Historic Flight Foundation Vintage Aircraft Weekend at Paine Field, Everett

    3 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2011 Photo at Canadian Museum of Flight at Langley BC
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