Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

Hello Leendert
I have no info about the belgian Moth, but it seems very surprising that he was captured in Montpellier.
Montpellier was in "free zone" under french control. German arrives there only in 1942.
Anyway i can be wrong. May be belgian planes in free zone were given to germans ?
I have no trace of them in french papers in july 40 when all plane of the free zone were checked.

Matt

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

Hello @Snautzer
Dragon Rapide must be an english one. They left some of them in north of France, some in good state (pictures show that) in Orleans for example.

Matt

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

Like this one : https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Luftwaf...EAAOSw07ZeAQej


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YpEAA...ej/s-l1600.jpg

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

Two references for Dragon Rapide G-ADWZ:

https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/Hi...ial/G-ADWZ.pdf


https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/22309

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

Interesting to see that the British CAA either has not bothered to scan the first registration card of the aircraft or perhaps does not have it any more.

The combined details on aviation safety net are mostly from Malcolm Fillmore and John Hamlin's research.

Perhaps most striking are the seller's wild claims with regard to the photo he is selling. No surprise I guess....

Cheers
Stig

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

DH 85, YU-PEA, Leopard Moth crash landed near Vistad factory at Valjevo in Serbia in 7th April 1941. Captured by Germans.

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

The GM+OS was a ex. Norwegian Army Air Force DH 82A Tiger Moth built on licence by the Army Aircraft Factory at Kjeller north of Oslo. Its Army Air Force serial number was 185.
Several ex. Norwegian military aircraft taken over by the Luftwaffe were assigned with Stammkennzeichen in the GM+O- series.

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

Hello another Tiger Moth in german pre-war colours, Mat

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

ex Aeroput DH 89 Dragon Rapide, YU-SAS, captured in april 1941. by German.

Re: Captured Dh Moth
 

Hello to all
Thanks a lot for your answer.
Unfortunatly, none of them are captured in France :-(
@Seaplanes : Thanks a lot for your details about GM+OS... I was near of a big mistake...
Thanks ;-)

Matt