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The de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth in South Africa
Construction numbers and histories for South African examples


 Thanks to Malcolm Fillmore of Air-Britain  and Andrew Pentland of de Havilland Aircraft Productions  for their contributions.

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*An unidentified fuselage was acquired by Ted Phelps .82 from a school playground in Germiston, having been acquired by the school in 1956.
*An unidentified Tiger was noted (4.02) wearing the marks N9374 “70”.
*An ex-civil Tiger quoting identity "37239" was recovered from Mozambique by Brian Zeederberg, Syferfontein, South Africa (by 4.89). Sold to A Thompson, Four Ways 4.89.

Note: The ex-Indian Arrow Air Services “fleet” was sold to Jim Pearce, Findon, Sussex .95 and then sold on to a South African consortium comprising Ewing, Rehrl & Andrew Torr and were shipped to Rand 10.99 for rebuild by the Strecker Brothers; arr 6/7.1.00 (incl VT-DOU VT-DOY VT-DOZ VT-DPA VT-DPB VT-DPE and possibly components from VT-CZV (G-AISY) marked as “VT-CSC” & “201”); VT-DOY VT-DOZ to Air-Kraft Aviation Pty Ltd (01). See here http://www.warbirds.in/ovtiger.html

Note: The reason behind the inverted commas, in the list below, is that this is a quoted c/n but is not thought to be correct.

c/n Reg History
"372" ZS-BCN(2) c/n "372" At one stage based at Livingstone, Zambia, and used by United Air Charters for scenic flights over the Victoria Falls. (See c/n 568)
527 ZS-BXA c/n 527 ex DX438, Rhod 527, MC527, SAAF 4699 Regd 10.11.48. Regd (51) to Bill Teague, Baragwanath. Sold 5.52 and regd .53 to Jan W Maas, Baragwanath. CofA lapsed 13.6.53. Regn cld 28.1.55.
529 ZS-BSG c/n 529 ex DX440, Rhod 529, SAAF 4747 Wfu and regn cld 5.50 (or 7.50).
531 ZS-DBO c/n 531 ex DX442, MC531, SAAF 4723 Regd 2.12.48. Regd in Belgian Congo as OO-CJG ((CofR 1023) 1.1.51 to Aero Club de Kamina. Regd (.61) to Aero Club Jadotville. Reregd 9O-CJG .61. Reregd 9Q-CJG. 
551 ZS-BBO c/n 551 ex DX474, SAAF 2346 Regn cld 22.9.48 as not taken up.
553 ZS-BOE c/n 553 ex DX476, SAAF 2344 Regd 14.11.47. Regd (54) to Defence Gliding Club, Voortrekkerhoogte. Regd 6.56 to SAAF Aero Club, Swartkop. Crashed Karasburg 5.3.57. Regn cld 24.6.58.
555 ZS-BVP c/n 555 ex DX478, SAAF 2331 Regd ZS-BZA .48. Regn cld as not taken up.
556 ZS-BCK c/n 556 ex DX479, SAAF 2343 Regd to Owenair Pty Ltd. Crashed Youngsfield 25.1.51.
558 ZS-BEG c/n 558 ex DX481, SAAF 2358 Regd (54) to Owenair Pty, Youngsfield. Regd 7.57 to JB Cloete, Eerste River. Wfu and regn cld 10.64. On rebuild by Fritz Le Roux in Stellenbosch area .93. Regd 24.9.93 to Fritz J Le Roux, Somerset West. On rebuild Krugersdorp (7.96). Damaged when undercarriage collapsed on landing Klerksdorp 12.4.08.
563 ZS-DGM c/n 563 ex DX486, MC563, SAAF 2359 Regd 5.52 to SAAF Aero Club, Langebaanweg. Crashed into fence on take-off Mafeking (Mafeteng?), Basutoland 2.12.52. Regn cld 13.12.52.
568 ZS-BCN c/n 568 ex DX491, SAAF 2341 (Regd with c/n "372" (original engine no); also quoted as "407") Regd 9.46 to Rand Flying Club, Rand. Regd (3.53) to Southern Aviation Pty Ltd, Port Elizabeth. Badly damaged in gales Durban 21.3.53; repaired. Regd 7.54 to H Distin, Cradock. Regd 10.55 to J Atkinson, Port Elizabeth. Regd 3.57 to RO Ginsberg, Kingwilliamstown. Regd 6.59 to (but operated earlier by) Cape Peninsula Flying & Gliding Club, Fisantekraal (see comments under ZS-BCU). Regd (68) to Ian M Ritchie & AJ Keeve, Port Elizabeth. Rebuilt .70. Current .74. Wfu and donated by owners (.78) to SAAF Museum, Lanseria. For rebuild to flying condition (79) at Snake Valley AFB, Pretoria; completed by David Boles .83. Sold .83 to Richard Friedman. Reported still on rebuild for SAAF Museum at Lanseria (early 93); on rebuild (95) by Hunting Aviation, Rand. Regd 20.2.96 to Unifco (Pty) Ltd, Roosevelt Park. Sold .97 to Andrew Torr, Johannesburg. Rebuild completed by Frank Strecker at Springs Airfield in November 2013. The aircraft was flown from Springs to the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum at Swartkop Air Force Base on 20 November 2013 in all-yellow colours with no markings.



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572 ZS-BUZ c/n 572 ex DX495, SAAF 2304 (Regd as c/n "MG527" – see ZS-BXA) Regd 20.8.48. Regd (54) to Airforce Aero Club, Langebaanweg. Regd 1.57 to Cape Peninsula Flying & Gliding Club, Fisantekraal. Crashed glider towing Fisantekraal, nr Malmesbury 19.4.59; one killed in glider. Regn cld 4.59.
573 ZS-AXV c/n 573 ex DX496, SAAF 2305 Regd 11.48. Crashed Windhoek 14.9.52.
603 ZS-DDT c/n 603 ex DX542, SAAF 2378 Regd 20.10.50. Regd (54) to WE Hutton, Durban. Crashed Durban 27.11.54; repaired? Regd 6.55 to Commercial Air Services, Durban. Regn cld 8.57. 
608 ZS-BRC c/n 608 ex DX546, SAAF 4697 Regd 9.5.47. Regd (54) to Johannesburg Light Plane Club. Regd .54 to EF Rorich, Kroonstad. Regd 12.56 to AM Muller & ptnrs, Wolvehok. CofA lapsed 24.11.54. Regn cld 1.3.57. Regd 7.58 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 9.58 to DD Mackenzie, Benoni. Regd 3.60 to H Bader & J Schneider, Springs. Crashed Pietermaritzburg 2.12.62.
610 ZS-BRF c/n 610 ex DX547, SAAF 2376 Regd 22.4.47. Crashed Grand Central 16.5.49.
630 ZS-DEB c/n 630 ex DX557, SAAF 2338 Regd 10.7.50. Regd .53 to Aviation Corporation of Africa Ltd, Durban. Regd (54) to (associate) Airgriculture (Pty) Ltd, Baragwanath (later Randfontein); converted to crop-sprayer. CofA lapsed 3.3.55. Regn cld. Regd (68) to CP Pretorius, Pretoria. Regn cld. Regd 25.10.73 to same owner. Current .97. Stored (.01) pending rebuild by Air-Kraft Aviation Pty Ltd (Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg and stored (3.01) in Mike Spence hangar, Krugersdorp.
636 ZS-BTP c/n 636 ex DX571, SAAF 2351 Regd 11.47. Regd .53 to OFS Air Services, Bloemfontein. Regd .55 to DO Triegaardt, Bloemfontein. Regd 1.56 to JP Sullivan, Bloemfontein. Regd cld 30.6.58. Regd .68 to H Gillis, Oudtshoorn. Regd 1.8.75 to BJ Binnewald & ptnrs. On rebuild (81) by John Tainton. Regd 8.9.93 to RJ Heard & SM Pepper, Northmead Mall. Current .97.
648 ZS-BGK c/n 648 ex SAAF 2353 Crashed Klerksdorp 27.8.50.
660 ZS-BGF c/n 660 ex SAAF 2366 Regd .46. Regd .54 to Trans Oranje Air Service, Zastron. Regd to F Van Blommestein, Wonderboom. Regn cld as sold S Rhodesia 15.5.56. Regd VP-YOJ 5.56 to Skywork (Pvt) Ltd, Salisbury. Regd .59 to RJ Deane, Blantyre. Wfu and regn cld .69. Remains sold to Ben Borsberry, Reading, England. Regd G-AGNJ 21.2.89 to Percy B (Ben), Andrew J & Peter J Borsberry, Kidmore End, Reading. On rebuild (6.95).
667 ZS-BGG c/n 667 ex DX581, SAAF 2389 Regd 10.46. Regn cld as not taken up.
669 ZS-BKR c/n 669 ex DX583, SAAF 2425 Regd 6.6.47. Regd (54) to Pretoria Flying Services Pty Ltd, Wonderboom. Crashed on landing Wonderboom 30.8.55. Regn cld 23.2.56. Note: Also quoted as ex SAAF 2406, with same c/n. It is not finally confirmed which of c/n 669 or 710 was 2406 or 2425.
670 ZS-BTS c/n 670 ex DX584, SAAF 2390 Regd in S Rhodesia as VP-YJG .52; regn not taken up. Regd VP-YIZ 1.52 to Bulawayo Light Plane Club, Kumalo. Crashed and dbf West Nicholson 3.5.53.
685 ZS-BKC c/n 685 ex Rhod 685, MC685, SAAF 4745 Regn cld 26.7.47 as sold to Syrian Govt.
697 ZS-DHP c/n 697 ex DX595, SAAF 4663 Regd 17.4.53 to W Smeiman & J Atkinson, Youngsfield. Regd (54) to VanRiebeek Air Pool (Pty), Youngsfield. Regn cld 9.5.56; not converted.
700 ZS-BYW c/n 700 ex DX598, SAAF 2400 (regd with c/n 760?) Regd 14.6.48 to GV Schalwyk, Benoni. Crashed 6 ml E of Kendal Station, nr Witbank 21.6.48.
706 ZS-DNR c/n 706 ex DX604, SAAF 2396 (Also quoted as ex 2369) Regd 9.55 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regn cld as sold S Rhodesia 9.5.56. Regd VP-YOH 5.56 to Skywork (Pvt) Ltd, Salisbury. Crashed whilst spraying prior to 25.9.57.
711 ZS-OOR c/n 711 ex DX609, SAAF 2397 (or 2393), Rhod DX609, SRAF (Quoted as SR-94, but see VP-YNW) Regd VP-YNV 2.56 to Civil Aviation Flying Club, Salisbury. Crashed Belvedere 2.12.56 and regn cld. Restored. Regd (76) to VGA Braughton, Charles Prince. Regd Z-YNV 84. To Peter Dahl, Beit Bridge. Sold .89 to Clive Puzey, Harare and on rebuild .91. Stored Beit Bridge (until mid.90). Regn Z-TIG reserved .95 (regd .98?) to Clive R Puzey, Harare. Hangared Charles Prince Airfield, Harare (6.96/3.97); dismantled and without marks. Regd ZS-OOR 22.6.00 to Planes ‘R ‘Us P/L, Lanseria (but possibly for Tanzania (00). Rebuilt (01-02) by Air-Kraft Aviation Pty Ltd (Ted Phelps/Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg; reflown Lanseria 23.7.02. Regd 3.04 to JJ Coetzee.
712 ZS-BXD c/n 712 ex DX610, SAAF 2407 Regd 16.4.48. Regd (54) to J Civin & R Smith, Benoni. Regn cld as sold S Rhodesia 16.3.55. Regd VP-YMZ 3.55 to Marandellas Flying Club. Regd in South Africa as ZS-DNC .55. Regn cld as not taken up. Returned to Rhodesia and regd VP-YMZ to FL Manning. Regd in South Africa as ZS-FRE 1.11.68. Crashed Windhoek 21.11.68; 2 killed.
715 ZS-BGS c/n 715 ex DX627, SAAF 2410 Wfu and regn cld 16.9.49.
716 ZS-BTY c/n 716 ex DX628, SAAF 2411 Regd .52 to R Schulteiss, Windhoek. Crashed Windhoek 3.4.53.
721 ZS-BNZ c/n 721 ex DX633, SAAF 2413 Regd 21.12.47. Regd (54) to Commercial Air Services, Johannesburg. Regd 7.54 to R Kirkland & GF Balcomb, Mtunzini, Zululand. Regd 5.55 to HR Spence, Durban. Regd 10.55 to Natal Aviation Pty, Stamford Hill. Regd 2.56 to A Pettit & ptnrs, t/a Durban Wings Club. Regd 10.56 to R Dalgleish, t/a Durban Wings Club. Regd 1.57 to AT Matthew, Fort Beaufort. Crashed Fort Beaufort 1.12.57. Regn cld 6.1.58.
723 ZS-CDK c/n 723 ex DX635, SAAF 2415 Regd 5.7.56 to SAAF Aero Club, Langebaanweg. (No CofA by .60) Regd (68) to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regn cld 5.73. Stored (.01) pending rebuild by Air-Kraft Aviation Pty Ltd (Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg.
728 ZS-FZF c/n 728 ex DX640 (Rhodesia; sold 10.45 to Quartel General da Colonia da Mozambique) Regd CR-AHR. To South Africa and regd ZS-FZF 7.69. Regn cld. Regd 7.11.72 to RL Hay, Johannesburg. Crashed into lake nr Welkom 4.10.76. Salvaged and on rebuild Baragwanath (.81). Current .97.
732 ZS-LUE c/n 732 ex DX644 (Sold 12.3.47) Regd VP-YDC 5.2.46 to HC Thorne, Ruwa. Regd .54 to JS McKone, Salisbury. Regd .56 to D Tennett, Luchenza. Regd in Malawi as 7Q-YDC (66) to D Tennett, Luchenza. CofA lapsed 23.1.66. Regd in Rhodesia as VP-YDC. To Bandura Gliding Club. Regd (76) to YDC Syndicate. To Colin Taylor, Bindura, Zimbabwe (83). Sold to C Strecker, South Africa. Regd ZS-LUE 4.8.87 to CJ Strecker, Rand. Rebuilt .89 for Dennis Polivnick. Regn cld as sold Australia 30.4.94 (on emigration of owner). Regd VH-WHW 27.2.95 to M Polivnick, Chatswood, NSW (based Bankstown). Sold .96 to Tiger Moth Scenic Flights of WA, Jandakot (Chris Boyes). Sold .02 to Greg Shaw, Esperance, WA. Sold 11.09 & regd 20.1.10 to Classic Air (Qld) Pty Ltd (Warren Buckley/Chris Adams), Torrington, Qld; op by Darling Downs Tiger Moths Pty Ltd, Darling Downs, Qld. Crashed nr Blanchview, E of Toowoomba, Qld 15.1.11. Regn cld 24.8.11 as sold to New Zealand in damaged condition.
735 ZS-DNO c/n 735 ex DX647, SAAF 4736 Regd 19.9.55 to TJL Van Wyk, Rand. Regd 5.56 to Lowveld Avn (Pty), Nelspruit. Regd 3.60 to CJ Strecker, Rand. Regd (75) to PW Dahl & NP Bellairs, Messina. Regd ZS-URO 29.10.81 to same owners. To Richard J Charter, t/a Osprey Aviation, Bramley (88) and on overhaul by Ted Phelps, Johannesburg. Regd ZS-DNO. Regd 4.3.94 to The Reserve Investment Trust, Bedfordview. Current (02) at Plettenbrg Bay. Owned (06) by Vaughan Griffin, Plattenburg Bay.
736 ZS-DNW c/n 736 ex DX648, SAAF 4746 Regd 4.11.55 to MA Du Toit & KP Kleynhans, Wonderboom. Regd 8.57 to PJJ de Jager, Swartkop. Regd 12.58 to DL Sutherland, Grand Central. Regd (68) to Border Aviation Club, East London. Regd (75) to RR Shone & N Preston, East London. On rebuild (93) by Martin Vorwerg, Queenstown, Johannesburg. Regd 14.9.93 to GJ Vorwerg, Fairland. Current .97.
737 ZS-DND c/n 737 ex DX649, SAAF 4733 Regd 8.55 to ACW Instrument Engineers, Rand. Regd 12.55 to AAD Wood, Rand. Regd 9.56 to Johannesburg Soaring Club, Baragwanath. Crashed Johannesburg 3.3.57. Regn cld 30.7.57. Regd 12.11.58 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 1.59 to Vryheid Flying Club, Vryheid. Regd 6.59 to Durban & Pietermaritzburg Flying Club, Pietermaritzburg. Regd (68) to BA Streicher, Swellendam. To Rob Davidowitz (88). On rebuild Rand 12.92 for Swiss owner. Regn cld 5.2.93. Regd HB-UCJ 4.2.93 to Andreas Eppenberger, Altenrhein. Departed 8.2.93 en route Europe, named "Zwitzerland II". Crashed and badly damaged 115 ml N of Addis Ababa 31.3.93. Returned to Rand for rebuild? Regn cld 5.5.93. Stored Scottburgh, Natal .95. Wreck to Lance Poynter for rebuild. On rebuild 99/00.
742 ZS-DNG c/n 742 ex DX654, SAAF (Identity unlikely, since DX654 to Port East Africa & became CR-ABL; regd with 742) Regd 25.7.55 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 4.56 to LL Van Schalkwyk, Rand. Regd 6.58 to ML Greenberg, Benoni. Regd 1.59 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 12.59 to DD Mackenzie, Van Dyk Mines. Regd (68) to PJ Murphy, Ficksburg. Regd (75) to AWS Louw, Bloemfontein. Crashed; rebuilt?. Regd 10.1.90 to Roeloffs Ondernemings, Hekpoort. Sold 9.00 to David Biltcliffe, Kilimanjaro International Airport, Tanzania.
745 ZS-CFH c/n 745 ex DX657, SAAF 4750 Regd 4.3.57 to Trek Airways Pty Ltd, Johannesburg Spun in and crashed Vrede, OFS 19.10.57. Regn cld 12.57.
749 ZS-CFA c/n 749 ex DX661, SAAF 2424 Regd 26.2.57 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 1.58 to Rand Flying Club, Rand. Crashed Rand Airport 14.5.58. Regn cld 12.59. Reportedly rebuilt with new regn.
752 ZS-BUA c/n 752 ex DX664, SAAF 2427 Wfu and regn cld 10.51. Regd in Rhodesia as VP-YJT(2) and to Colin Taylor, Bindura, Zimbabwe (83). Regd ZS-VIG (with c/n 752) 9.10.97 to Brian Zeederberg (and Ian Popplewell), Bramley, Baragwanath (rebuilt 85-05) (and regd with c/n 752); reflown Krugersdorp, Johannesburg 19.10.05. Regd (06) to Tiger Moth Syndicate, Bramley. See also ZS-LUF
755 ZS-BYZ c/n 755 ex DX680, SAAF 2430 Regn cld as not taken up.
760 ZS-DLW c/n 760 ex DX685, SAAF 2435 Regd 11.5.55 to FB Carr, Springs. Regd 10.55 to DF Harwood-Nash, Kroonstad. Regd 4.57 to F Van Blommerstein, Wonderboom. CofA lapsed 10.10.56. Regn cld 6.8.58.
761 ZS-BUF c/n 761 ex DX686, SAAF 2436 (Identity unlikely as to SRAF 10.46 and became VP-YJL) Regn cld as not taken up.
762 ZS-BYK c/n 762 ex DX687, SAAF 2437 Regd 22.4.48. Regd (54) to CG Volschenk, Wonderboom. CofA lapsed 4.5.49. Regn cld 26.3.54.
764 ZS-CCI c/n 764 ex DX689, SAAF 2439 Regd 29.12.55 to LS Van der Walt, Kempton Park. Regd 4.57 to Lowveld Aviation Pty Ltd, Nelspruit. Crashed into tree on take-off Nelspruit, Transvaal 10.11.57. Regn cld 6.1.58.
769 ZS-BTR c/n 769 ex DX694, SAAF 2444 Regd in S Rhodesia as VP-YIG 1.50. Regd (53) to D Kay, Marandellas.
772 ZS-DII c/n 772 ex DX697, SAAF 2447 Regd .53 to R Kershaw & J Bonnes, Youngsfield. Regd 23.9.53 to Van Riebeek Airpool (Pty) Ltd, Youngsfield. Regd 10.54 to SP du Toit, Bredaskorp. Crashed Strandfontein, Cape Province 9.6.55. Regn cld 29.9.55.
789 ZS-CDP c/n 789 ex DX714, SAAF 4719 (regd with c/n 769?) Regd 7.6.56 to CF Strecker, Rand. Engine failure on take-off and crashed Springs 13.1.57. Regn cld 25.1.57.
1106 ZS-BUA c/n 1106 [identity unknown – number based on one found on airframe; rebuild from ex UK components] Regd 29.8.08 to Royal African Flight (Jan Loubser & ptnrs).
2596 ZU-FJW  
3496 ? c/n 3496 (Gipsy Major #8539) UK CofA 5459 issued 24.4.36 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa (Probably ZS-AHI)  SAAF as 1513?
3497 ZS-AHJ c/n 3497 (Gipsy Major #8530) (UK CofA 5428 issued 2.4.36 to DHSA) Regd 5.36 to Witwatersrand Technical College. Impressed as SAAF 1469 3.40.
3506 ZS-AHW c/n 3506 (Gipsy Major #8594) (UK CofA 5556 issued 23.6.36) Regd 8.36 to Witwatersrand Technical College. Impressed as SAAF 1463 3.40.
3518 ? c/n 3518 (Gipsy Major #8686) UK CofA 5686 issued 8.10.36 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3522 ZS-AIN c/n 3522 (Gipsy Major #8717) (UK CofA 5738 issued 15.12.36) Regd 2.37. Impressed as SAAF 1466 3.40.
3523 ZS-AIO c/n 3523 (Gipsy Major #8718) (UK CofA 5739 issued 17.12.36) Regd 2.37. Impressed in S Rhodesia as 204 10.39. To SAAF 4710 .44. Regd ZS-BJF .47 to Benoni Aero Club, Benoni. Crashed following engine failure Van Dyk Mines, Transvaal 28.10.56.
3525 ZS-AIL c/n 3525 (Gipsy Major #8752) (UK CofA 5709 issued 14.11.36) Regd 1.37. Impressed as SAAF 1453 3.40. Note: A Tiger, quoted as ZS-AIL and owned by JM Van der Westhuizen and op by Pietersburg Vliegclub, Pietersburg spun in and crashed Pietersburg 31.5.61; 1 killed.
3526 ZS-AIM c/n 3526 (Gipsy Major #8753) (UK CofA 5710 issued 14.11.36) Regd 1.37. Impressed as SAAF 1458 3.40.
3528 ZS-AIP c/n 3528 (Gipsy Major #8779) (UK CofA 5753 issued 8.1.37) Regd 3.37. Crashed Randfontein 18.4.38.
3529 ZS-AIR c/n 3529 (Gipsy Major #8780) (UK CofA 5742issued 23.12.36) Regd 3.37. Regn cld 27.6.47.
3530 ? c/n 3530 (Gipsy Major #8781) UK CofA 5748 issued 4.1.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3531 ? c/n 3531 (Gipsy Major #8669) UK CofA 5762 issued 15.1.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3533 ? c/n 3533 (Gipsy Major #8777) UK CofA 5765 issued 19.1.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3534 ZS-MCJ c/n 3534 (Gipsy Major #8778) UK CofA 5771 issued 22.1.37 (see ZS-MCJ) supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3535 ? c/n 3535 (Gipsy Major #8782) UK CofA 5772 issued 22.1.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3536 ? c/n 3536 (Gipsy Major #8774) UK CofA 5776 issued 27.1.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3590 ZS-AKC c/n 3590 (Gipsy Major #8986) (UK CofA 5890 issued 24.4.37) Regd 3.37. Impressed as SAAF 1459 3.40. 
3594 ZS-ANR c/n 3594 (Gipsy Major #80002) (UK CofA 5950 issued 15.6.37) Allocation not taken up. Regd G-AFDC (CofR 8221) 19.11.37 to Airwork Ltd, Heston. Regn cld 3.12.37 as sold abroad and CofA reissued 14.12.37. Regd in South Africa as ZS-ARK 4.39. Impressed as SAAF 1537 .40. Regd ZS-ARK .4x to Rand Flying Club. Crashed nr Vrede 6.48.
3595 ZS-ANS c/n 3595 (Gipsy Major #80049) (UK CofA 5947 issued 14.6.37) Allocation not taken up. Regd G-AFDD (CofR 8222) 19.11.37 to Airwork Ltd, Heston. Regn cld 3.12.37 as sold abroad and CofA reissued 14.12.37. Regd in South Africa as ZS-ARL 8.39. Impressed as SAAF 1521 .40. *The sequence above is open to interpretation since ZS-ANR and ANS date to February 1938 which would coincide with the second CofA and ZS-ARK and ARL are dated to 1939.
3596 ? c/n 3596 (Gipsy Major #80079) UK CofA 5952 issued 21.6.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3604 ZS-AJA c/n 3604 (Gipsy Major #80036) (UK CofA 5978 issued 17.7.37 to DHSA) Regd 9.37 to Johannesburg Light Plane Club. Impressed as SAAF 1524 3.40. Op by 1 EFTS 1.41. Regd ZS-AJA 7.46. Regd (54) to OFS Air Services (Pty), Bloemfontein. Regd 10.54 to PB Brotherton, Welgelee. Regd 2.58 to O Heyworth, Kroonstad. Crashed Kranskop 19.6.58. Regn cld 3.7.58.
3605 ? c/n 3605 (Gipsy Major #80037) UK CofA 5979 issued 19.7.37. supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3607 ? c/n 3607 (Gipsy Major #80083) UK CofA 5998 issued 26.7.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3609 ? c/n 3609 (Gipsy Major #80139) UK CofA 6012 issued 9.8.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3610 ? c/n 3610 (Gipsy Major #80030) UK CofA 6016 issued 16.8.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3625 ? c/n 3625 (Gipsy Major #80158) UK CofA 6081 issued 9.10.37 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3626 ZS-AMN c/n 3626 (Gipsy Major #80159) (UK CofA 6072 issued 1.10.37) Regd 11.37. Impressed as SAAF 1447 3.40. Regd ZS-AMN .4x. Crashed Pretoria 28.2.50.
3631 ZS-AMO c/n 3631 (Gipsy Major #80259) (UK CofA 6104 issued 1.11.37 to Natal Aviation (Pty) Ltd) Regd 11.37. Impressed as SAAF 1465 .40.
3633 ZS-ANY c/n 3633 (Gipsy Major #80252) (UK CofA 6112 issued 29.10.37) Regd 5.38. Impressed as SAAF 1455 .40.
3634 ZS-AMZ c/n 3634 (Gipsy Major #80260) (UK CofA 6113 issued 1.11.37) Regd 11.37. Impressed as SAAF 1516 .40. Regd ZS-AMZ .4x. Crashed nr Porterville 26.11.50.
3636 ZS-AMB c/n 3636 (Gipsy Major #80262) (UK CofA 6126 issued 15.11.37) Regd 1.38. Impressed as SAAF 1451 3.40.
3660 ? c/n 3660 (Gipsy Major #80194) UK CofA 6192 issued 17.1.38 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3662 ? c/n 3662 No UK CofA – airframe supplied 1.38 without engine supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3663 ZS-ANU c/n 3663 (No UK CofA as supplied as airframe without engine) Regd 5.38. Impressed as SAAF 1531 .40. Regd ZS-ANU (.47) - probably to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath. Regn cld as sold 11.6.53. Regd in Belgian Congo as OO-CKS (CofR 990) 14.7.53 to L Sonck, Kamina. Regd to Aero Club de Jadotville. Reregd 9O-CKS .61. Reregd 9Q-CKS. Regn cld.
3672 ZS-ANV c/n 3672 (No UK CofA as airframe supplied without engine) Regd 6.38. Impressed as SAAF 1511 .40. Regd ZS-ANV .4x. (Quoted c/n "3627") Regd (54) to Windsor Motors Pty, Rand. Regd 11.55 to H Creed, Rand. Regd 7.56 to DS Creed, Rand. CofA lapsed 5.2.54. Dbf Benoni 10.11.56. Regn cld 28.5.57.
3673 ? c/n 3673 No UK CofA – airframe supplied 3.38 without engine supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3674 ZS-AIY c/n 3674 (Gipsy Major #80236) Regd [CofR 8377] G-AFFO 17.3.38 to H Hemming & Partners Ltd, Croydon. CofA 6224 issued 19.3.38. Regn cld 11.5.38 as sold. Regd in South Africa as ZS-AIY .38. Impressed as SAAF 1517 .40. Regd ZS-AIY .4x. Crashed Rustenberg 14.1.50.
3674 ZS-ATN c/n 3674 (Gipsy Major #80236) Regd [CofR 8377] G-AFFO 17.3.38 to H Hemming & Partners Ltd, Croydon. CofA 6224 issued 19.3.38. Regn cld 11.5.38 as sold. Regd in South Africa as ZS-AIY .38. Impressed as SAAF 1517 .40. Regd ZS-AIY .4x. Crashed Rustenberg 14.1.50.
3675 ? c/n 3675 (Gipsy Major #80420) UK CofA 6226 issued 18.3.38 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3676 ? c/n 3676 (Gipsy Major #80422) UK CofA 6227 issued 18.3.38 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3694 ? c/n 3694 (Gipsy Major #80615) UK CofA 6272 issued 16.6.38 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3698 ? c/n 3698 (Gipsy Major #80640) UK CofA 6345 issued 6.7.38 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3768 ZS-APE c/n 3768 (Gipsy Major #81480) (UK CofA 6427 issued 3.11.38 to DHSA) Not taken up and regd in Mozambique as CR-AAR .38. Crashed Mavelane 29.1.48.
3769 ZS-APF c/n 3769 (Gipsy Major #81481) (UK CofA 6428 issued 3.11.38 to DHSA) Regd 2.39. Impressed as SAAF 1519 .40. Regd ZS-APF .4x. Regd (9.53) to Owenair (Pty) Ltd, Youngsfield. Crashed following engine failure nr Steenberg, Capetown 7.9.53.
3770 ? c/n 3770 (Gipsy Major #81488) UK CofA 6436 issued 14.11.38 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3771 ZS-APE(2) c/n 3771 (Gipsy Major #81493) (UK CofA 6437 issued 17.11.38) Probably regd 2.39 to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath (and possibly the Tiger dd 1.2.39 named "Lord Wakefield"). Impressed as SAAF 1527 .40. Regd ZS-APE .4x to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath. Regd .53 to JC Loretto, Baragwanath. Regn cld as sold 9.7.55. Regd in Mozambique as CR-AET 7.55. To South Africa and stored. To Streckers (96) for rebuild.
3791 ? c/n 3791 Supplied as airframe only 11.38 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
3830 ZS-DLA c/n 3830 ex N6521, SAAF 2456 (Regd with c/n "83301", possibly engine no.) Regd 12.54 to Benoni Aero Club. Regd 3.56 to AJ Saul & HA Botha. Dbf in hangar fire Benoni 10.11.56. Regn cld 30.9.57.
3866 ZS-BGT c/n 3866 ex N6553, SAAF 544 Crashed Rustenburg 26.5.49.
82131 ZS-BCM c/n 82131 ex N6876, SAAF 522 Regd (54) to Southern Aviation Pty, Port Elizabeth. CofA lapsed 4.12.52. Regn cld 6.2.58.
82143 ZS-API c/n 82143 (UK CofA issued 7.6.39) Regd 8.39. Impressed as SAAF 1520 .40. Regd ZS-API .4x. Crashed nr Swakopmund 19.1.47.
82144 ZS-ARG c/n 82144 (UK CofA issued 7.6.39) Regd 7.39. Impressed as SAAF 1461 .40. Regd ZS-ARG .4x. Regd (9.54) to Pretoria Flying Services (Pty) Ltd, Wonderboom. Engine failure and crashed on take-off Wonderboom, Pretoria 3.9.54. Regn cld 30.6.55 (or 30.9.55).
82214 ZS-BJI c/n 82214 ex N6976, SAAF 540 Crashed nr Olifantsfontein 16.12.50.
82218 ZS-BGC c/n 82218 ex N6980, SAAF 532 Crashed Randfontein 2.3.47.
82237 ZS-BUB c/n 82237 ex N9118, SAAF 4670 Regd (54) to Tiger Syndicate, Grand Central. Crashed during air display Newcastle, Natal 28.5.55. Regn cld 12.7.56.
82260 ZS-BVV c/n 82260 ex N9141, SAAF 502 Regd (54) to Rand Flying Club, Rand. Regd 6.55 to E Yeld, Mtubatuba. Regn cld 24.4.57. Regd in Rhodesia as VP-YPI 4.57 to JG Park, Bulawayo. Regd to Cambridges. Operated (sometime) by Rhodesian Police Reserve Air Wing.
82262 ZS-DHR c/n 82262 ex N9143, SAAF 521 Regd .53 to CF Strecker, Germiston. Regd .54 to Airgriculture (Pty), Baragwanath (later Randfontein); converted to crop-sprayer. CofA lapsed 14.12.56. Regd (68) to JFT Mostert, Balfour, Transvaal. Regn cld. Regd 9.12.70. Regd (75) to Joseph A Du Plessis & Steve M Eisenstein, Edenvale. To Joseph Du Plessis (only) .83. On rebuild by Cyril Strecker .85 at Grand Central. Regd 20.4.94 to JM Roets, Randburg. Current .97.
82265 ZS-BTC c/n 82265 ex N9146, SAAF 508 Regd (54) to Albatros Aviation Industries, Rand. CofA lapsed 28.10.49. Regn cld 23.9.55.
82366 ZS-BUO c/n 82366 ex N9265, SAAF 535 (Also reported as c/n 84921 ex T6592/SAAF 2240) Reported as crashed Buxton 27.11.49. Regn cld. Regd 11.55 to CJH Purdie, Grand Central. (Still no CofA by .60). Regd (68) to J Petersen & Welman, Kempton Park. Regn cld 11.73. Note: SAAF 535 also suggested as becoming ZS-BUR and history followed?
82368 ZS-BBK c/n 82368 ex N9267, SAAF 517 Regd (50) to Rand Flying Club, Rand. Crashed nr Kenhardt 3.10.50. Regn cld 11.11.55.
82387 ZS-CID c/n 82387 ex N9306, SAAF 505 Regd 1.58 to SALM Aero Club, Swartkop. Regd 8.58 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regn cld. Regd 13.4.71. Regd to C Strecker. Regd (75) to CHJ Van Aswegen, Plettenbergbaai. Regd 20.12.89 to HJ Bessinger, Alrode. Regd (02) to Stuart Davidson, Port Elizabeth. ZU-FRK
82430 ZS-BGE c/n 82430 ex N9343, SAAF 518 Regn cld as not taken up.
82449 ZS-BJH c/n 82449 ex N9379, SAAF 506 Regd (8.52) to Rand Flying Club, Germiston. Crashed on take-off Bloemspruit 9.12.52. Regn cld 6.1.53.
82550 ZS-BUE c/n 82550 ex N9523, SAAF 526 Regd ZS-DDL .49. Crashed Witbank 8.7.50.
82598 ZS-BUN c/n 82598 (UK CofA issued 25.8.39) Regn VP-KCV reserved 7.39 for Wilson Airways Ltd. Taken over by KAAU on delivery and reservation cld 6.9.39. To KAAU as K26 and operated by 2 Flight, Eastleigh. Hit ht wires Embakasi 9.4.40; repaired. To 30 EFTS, Eastleigh (2.41). Minor accident 7.2.41; repaired. Transferred to SAAF as 4691 3.44. Regd ZS-BUN. Regd (2.53) to Rand Flying Club, Germiston. Crashed and dbf Magaliesberg District 8.8.55.
82709 ZS-BXB c/n 82709 ex R4768, SAAF 4636 (Initially regd as 4635, amended to 4636, then 5636) Regd .54 to Owenair (Pty), Youngsfield. CofA lapsed 22.10.54. Regn cld 26.10.56. Regd 10.57 to J Atkinson, Port Elizabeth. Regd 4.59 to IW Hosford, Eerste River. Regd (68) to RA Brannon, Orchard, Cape. Regn cld. Regd 16.3.71. Regd (75) to GP De Wet, Cape town. On rebuild (86) by JM Roets, Randburg; reflown (by 95). Regd 16.9.91 to EG Braak, Pretoria (op by GB Braak & Mary Matthews .96). Destroyed when spun in following engine failure on approach to runway 29 at Tedderfield Airfield, Johannesburg and collided with several vehicles on the R554 road at Ennerdale 12.9.07 (or R553 nr Eikenhof); pilot Glen Simpson injured, passenger John van Vuuren killed; also 1 on ground and 23 injured in subsequent collisions in traffic.
82831 ZS-BTG c/n 82831 ex R4914, SAAF 4688 Regd (48) to Tiger Moth Flying Club, Umtata. Crashed on landing Umtata 20.11.48.
82871 ZS-CFS c/n 82871 ex R4963, SAAF 4640 Regd to CF Strecker, Rand. Regn cld. Regd 22.4.74 to CW Strecker, New Redruth. Regd to Theron & Bouwer, Pretoria. Regd 9.8.76 to Acre View (Pty) Ltd, Pretoria. Current .97. Regd ZU-FUL, Roel Stausebach. Note: see also comments under ZS-CMD.
82932 ? c/n 82932 UK CofA issued 13.3.40 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
82933 ? c/n 82933 UK CofA issued 13.3.40 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
82934 ? c/n 82934 UK CofA issued 13.3.40 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
82935 ZS-DNR c/n 82935 UK CofA issued 13.3.40 (see ZS-OPA) supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
82935 ZS-OPA c/n 82935 Regn reserved 17.8.00 for Aircraft Refurbishing Co, Rand (on rebuild 10.00) but NTU. Regd ZS-DNR 3.10.00 to RP Holdengarde, Rand (regd with c/n 82953) and rebuilt by Strecker Bros .01. Regd 15.2.02 to Graham J Smith, Somerset West (based Stellenbosch). Sold (.08) to Steve Howard. Sold [.10] to Paul & Jesse Roos.
82936 ZS-ASF c/n 82936 (UK CofA issued 13.3.40) Regd 5.40. Impressed as SAAF 1514. Regd ZS-ASF .4x. Regd .52 to K Worth & ptnrs, Keetmanshoop. Regd 9.55 to GC Kuehirt, Schoongeleen. Regd 7.57 to A Haretsmuller, Wilhemstal. Regd 6.58 to F Mildner, Walvis Bay. Crashed Pelican Point 21.1.59. Regn cld same day.
82937 ? c/n 82937 UK CofA issued 13.3.40 supplied new to de Havilland Aircraft (Pty), South Africa
82982 ZS-BXC c/n 82982 ex R5100, SAAF 4641 Regd .53 to AJ Saul & HA Botha, Benoni. Regd .53 to GM Muller, Benoni. Regn cld as sold S Rhodesia 9.5.56. Regd VP-YOG 5.56 to Skywork (Pvt) Ltd, Salisbury. Wfu and regn cld 12.8.58. Remains sold .85 to Ben Borsberry, Reading, England. See also ZS-OSS
82987 ZS-BGI c/n 82987 ex R5105, SAAF 4642 Regn cld as not taken up.
83214 ZS-BKB c/n 83214 ex T5481, SAAF 4744 Regn cld 26.7.47 as sold to Syrian Govt.
83222 ZS-DEC c/n 83222 ex T5489, SAAF 4738 (Regd with c/n "T5478", also "83211" and "T3478"; 83211/T5478 was used in Rhodesia and was soc after accident 4.2.41) Regd 7.50. Regd .53 to Aviation Corporation of Africa Pty Ltd, Durban. Regd (54) to (associate) Airgriculture (Pty) Ltd, Randfontein; converted to crop-sprayer. CofA lapsed 29.1.57. Regd (58) to J Van Eeden, Johannesburg. Regn cld. Regd 19.2.71. Regd (75) to S Lieberman, Newville. Regd 8.3.82 to Patricia Evans, Constantia (later t/a Tiger Moth Tours, Cape Town ‘99). Badly damaged in crash whilst attempting to fly under power-lines at Groot Phesantekraal Farm, nr Durbanville 13.11.05; owner injured. Sold 24.1.06 to Chris & Gideon Langeveld of Floats Aviation Partnership, Cape Town as spares for ZS-DNP but on long-term rebuild at Stellenbosch (.11) instead.



Update information from Andre Janse van Rensburg 12 August 2013

13 November 2005 Patricia Evans accident in Western Cape, flew into power lines, extensive damage
Circa 2006 Acquired by Langeveld brothers, Chris & Gideon, Stellenbosch, Western Cape
13 February 2013 Acquired by van Rensburg brothers, Theo, Cliff and Andre, Johannesburg, Gauteng
23 February 2013 Andre collected wreck from Stellenbosch aerodrome & transported to Vereeniging
March 2013 Fuselage transported from Vereeniging to Springs to start rebuild by Frank Strecker
83234 ZS-BVL c/n 83234 ex T5501, SAAF 4737 Regd (54) to H Bygrave & IW Hosford, Youngsfield. Regd 5.55 to Hottentots Holland Flying Club, Eerste River. Regn cld 18.3.57. Regd 12.57 to Hottentots Holland Flying Club, Strand. Spun in and crashed off Strand, Capetown 18.1.59. Regn cld 4.59.
83235 ZS-AYE c/n 83235 ex T5502, SAAF 4715 Regd .46. Damaged in forced landing 13.1.47. Regd in N Rhodesia as VP-RCD 21.2.51. Wfu Livingstone and regn cld .52.
83300 ZS-EUV c/n 83300 ex T5607 (Sold Salisbury Gliding Club 4.7.52) Regd VP-YJT.52 to Salisbury Gliding Club. Regd in South Africa as ZS-EUV .67. Regd (.68) to EL Davies, Randburg. Regn cld. Regd 10.1.74 to PS Nicolas, Grasmere. Dbf and remains to SAAF Museum. Regn cld 1.5.79. Parts used in composite rebuild by Ted Phelps, Johannesburg (87). Regd 14.11.89 to IFS Country Club, t/a United Talents. Regd 10.7.92 to Vincent G Cox, Orange Grove, Johannesburg. For sale (94) by Vincent G Cox, Johannesburg (reportedly as wfu 75 and hangared since). Reflown 19.11.94 after rebuild by Strecker Bros. To Lance Poynter, Rand. Badly damaged in heavy landing 11.99. Regn cld 10.4.06. Regd 9J-EUV 4.06.
83443 ZS-BBP c/n 83443 ex T7051, SAAF 2476 Regn cld 22.9.48 as not taken up.
83515 ZS-AUL c/n 83515 ex SAAF 551 Regd 29.3.46. Regd (54) to KJ Wernberg, Omdraaisvlei. CofA lapsed 7.9.52. Regn cld 17.9.55. See ZS-OPB.
83515 ZS-OPB c/n 83515. (see ZS-AUL) Regn reserved 17.8.00 for Aircraft Refurbishing Co, Rand but NTU. Regd ZS-AAA 18.1.01 (reserved 12.9.00) to IN Cameron, Bryanston; on rebuild Rand.
83516 ZS-AUL SAAF [probably SAAF as 551 ZS-AUL? (ZS-OPB) ZS-AAA]
83517 ZS-ARM SAAF as 553 ZS-ARM Built from spares
83519 ZS-AUJ c/n 83519 ex SAAF 552 (Regd with c/n "519") Regd 30.3.46. Crashed Bloemfontein 22.6.51.
83912 ZS-DLK c/n 83912 ex T5902, SAAF 556 (Regd with identity "T6743", which was burned .48; also quoted c/n "88023", possibly engine no.) Regd .55 to AM Venter & ptnrs, Bokfontein. Regd 10.57 to E Bolt, Rushoop. Regd 4.59 to JS Moller, Johannesburg. Regd 12.59 to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath. Regd (68) to NL Preston, East London. Regn cld. Regd 9.8.72. Regd (75) to Aereview Ltd, Pretoria. Regd to CR Strecker. Regd (81) to John Tainton. Regd 22.10.85 to Miklos Schermer Voest, Pinegowrie (based Grand Central); shipped 12.85 to Lelystad, Netherlands. Regn PH-DLK reserved 30.12.85 for Miklos Schermer Voest; ntu and remained active in Holland as ZS-DLK. Regn cld as sold Holland 3.11.00. Extant Lelystad (6.01) still as ZS-DLK; on overhaul 04. Regn PH-DLK reserved (again) 20.4.05 & regd 12.5.06 to Miklos IM Schermer Voest, Soesterberg. Per Voest 9/07; logbook from June1966 onwards gives identity as T6743 and engine no 84092; later replaced by #12213 & then #11870. Now fitted with Portuguese-built GM10.
84041 ZS-BKF c/n 84041 ex T7657, SAAF 2110 Collided with another acft and crashed 23.5.49.
84061 ZS-BKJ c/n 84061 ex T7672, SAAF 4707 Regd (53) to Cape Aero Club, Eerste River. Crashed and overturned on landing Youngsfield 1.5.54.
84077 ZS-CTS c/n 84077 ex T7683, SAAF 2498 Regd 9.61 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd (75) to PAC de Korte, Klerksdorp. Regd 5.12.85 to GR (Ray) Botha, Rivonia, Cape Town. For sale .11.
84197 ZS-BUC c/n 84197 ex T7814, SAAF 579 Regn cld as not taken up. Regd ZS-DEU .51. Regd (54) to Pretoria Flying Services, Wonderboom. Regd 10.54 to H Scheepers, Dundee. Regd 1.57 to H Strachan, Newcastle. Regd 12.57 to F Bohnemeier, Swarkopmund. Regn cld 15.12.67. Regd ZS-FEY 12.67 to Dobson Bros, Johannesburg (with c/n "1999SA/BS" (or "19995a/BS")). Regd to Oranjelug (Pty) Ltd, Tempe, OFS. Regd (75) to CHJ Van Asweegen, Plettenbergbaai. Regn cld as sold abroad 12.6.85. To USA and regd N82MT (reserved 2.85) 13.6.85 to Richard E Thompson, Orlando, FL; named "Alice". On display Valiant Air Command Museum, Titusville FL (93). Sold 16.5.96 (via Vampire Aeronautics Corpn) and regd 8.8.96 to Joe P Woolslayer, Haskell, OK. Sold .02 & regd 29.10.03 to Robert C (Robbie) Vajdos Jnr, Louise, Texas. Sold 1.04 to Johan Wiklund, Malmo, Sweden. Regn cld 24.3.04 as sold Denmark. Regd OY-FEY 4.04 to Johan Wiklund, Copenhagen (based Tasinge, Denmark; based Sweden .07). Crashed Staffanstorp, Skane, S Sweden 17.5.08; owner/pilot badly injured.
84200 ZS-DGL c/n 84200 ex T7817, SAAF 585 (Regd with c/n "84352") Regd .52 to AJ Harris, Benoni. Collided with Argus ZS-BLC and crashed Vrede 29.5.54. Regn cld 25.11.55.
84201 ZS-BTV c/n 84201 ex T7818, SAAF 586 Regn cld 5.6.51 as not taken up.
84203 ZS-BVG c/n 84203 ex T7820, SAAF 583 Regn cld 6.51 as scrapped.
84221 ZS-BGL c/n 84221 ex T7852, SAAF 571 (Also quoted Fuselage No. "DH2298") Regd (54) to Southern Aviation (Pty), Port Elizabeth. CofA lapsed 25.6.54. Regn cld 3.2.58. Regd 22.2.62 to same owner. Sold 9.64 to Angus R Walker, Durban. Sold 8.65 to NAC. Regd (68) to Flying Tiger Syndicate, Durban. Regn cld. Regd 13.4.71. Regd (75) to AP (Tony) Keyter & ptnrs, Edenvale. Spun in and crashed Hekpoort, Transvaal 17.10.76. Regn cld 4.4.77. Regd 2.5.84 to AP (Tony) & Barry C Keyter & ptnr, Springs; rebuilt and reflown 2.85. Current .97.
84222 ZS-BYL c/n 84222 ex T7853, SAAF 587 Regd 4.48 (CofA issued 11.3.48). Regd (54) to OFS Air Services (Pty), Bloemfontein. Regd 7.54 to DP & AJ Pienaar, Kroonstad. Regd 1.57 to W Verburg, De Aar. Regd 7.58 to CR Penny, Bloemfontein. Regd 7.60 to JAG Van Wyk, Grand Central. Regd (68) to JJ Gerber, Windhoek. Crashed .70 and regn cld 23.3.70.
84224 ZS-DCH c/n 84224 ex T7855, SAAF 589 Regd .49 to Air Force Aero Club, Swartkop. Regd (on name change) (.55) to SAAF Aero Club. Sold 5.57 by Placo Aircraft Sales, Pretoria to Jadotville Aero Club, Congo. Regn cld as sold Belgian Congo 24.7.57. Regd in Belgian Congo as OO-CVA (CofR 1148/C.281) 26.7.57 to Aero Club de Jadotville; dd 20-23.5.57. Regn cld. Note: Identity conflicts with ZS-DET. ZS-DCH regd with c/n 84224.
84224 ZS-DET c/n 84224 ex T7855, SAAF 589 (but this duplicates ZS-DCH) Regd .50. Regd .53 to RG Schultheiss, Windhoek. Crashed Okahandja, SWA 9.1.54.
84228 ZS-AXT c/n 84228 ex T7859, SAAF 591 Regd .46. Rts .48.
84244 ZS-BKA c/n 84244 ex T7872, SAAF 575 Crashed Carnarvon 14.2.47.
84245 ZS-BTX c/n 84245 ex T7873, SAAF 567 Regn cld 5.6.51 as not taken up. Regd ZS-DEK .51. Regd .53 to Rand Flying Club, Rand. Wfu and regn cld 28.6.55. Regd 8.55 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 10.55 to Regent Motors (Pty), Grand Central. Regn cld as sold S Rhodesia 9.5.56. Regd VP-YOI 5.56 to Skywork (Pvt) Ltd, Salisbury. Regd to EJ Harrold. Sold to Marandellas Flying Club. Sold to air force trainees at Gwelo for rebuild. Sold .71 and regd (73) to John R Onions, Induna Airfield, Bulawayo (rebuilt 71-73, completed by Carl Strecker); current (76). Regd Z-YOI to Ray Hollins. Crashed King'anga Village, Kondoa District, Dodoma, Tanzania 10.6.89 en route Nairobi. Remains to Strecker, South Africa for rebuild; at Rand 4.90. On rebuild for Ray Hollins, Gwanda, Zimbabwe; reflown by .95.
84246 ZS-BUJ c/n 84246 ex T7874, SAAF 576 Regn cld as not taken up.
84264 ZS-DAK c/n 84264 ex T7903, SAAF 593 Regd .53 to CC Pretorius, Wonderboom. Regd .54 to JC Steenkamp, Witbank. Crashed Magnet Heights 19.5.55. Regn cld 31.8.55.
84265 ZS-NHN c/n 84265 ex T7904, SAAF 2101 (Identity determined from engine no. and probably composite) Regd 18.1.93 to Lance Poynter, Rand. On rebuild Rand early 93. Current .97. Based at Scottburgh (Private Airfield) in KwaZulu-Natal. Information correct as at 5 August 2013. Current as at .8.2013.
84292 ZS-AXP c/n 84292 ex T7928 (Sold 12.3.47) Regd VP-YDK.46 to HHD Liddel, Salisbury. Regd in South Africa as ZS-AXP .46. Regn cld .48 as not taken up.
84301 ZS-DDS c/n 84301 ex T7937, SAAF 4701 (Also quoted as c/n "84477") Regd (54) to Owenair Pty, Youngsfield. Crashed and dbf during aerobatics Swellendam 5.8.56. Regn cld 26.10.56.
84305 ZS-DNP c/n 84305 ex T7941, SAAF 4695 (regd with c/n as 4695; Also used spares from VP-RAG) Regd 19.9.55 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 8.57 to AM Moller & ptnrs, Wolwehoek. Regd 12.59 to ML Greenberg, Brakpan. Regd .66 to Alan M Hindle, Baragwanath. Regd 29.7.87 to James R Craven, Newlands, Capetown. Current .97. Regd 6.02 to Floats Aviation Partnership (Chris & Gideon Langeveld), Somerset West/Stellenbosch (Cape Town). Rebuilt and reflown Stellenbosch 18.5.10. Relocated to Petit Airfield (FARA), East Rand, Johannesburg during 2012. Entirely owned by Gideon Langeveld. Current 2013.
84309 ZS-CGS c/n 84309 ex T7945, SAAF 4709 (Regd with c/n "T4160" - reason obscure; also quoted c/n "80761") Regd 8.57 to SAAF Aero Club, Swartkop. Regd 8.58 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Sold to USA by CW & CJ Strecker 4.72. Regd N711JP .72 to James H Perkins, Fredericktown, OH. Regd (74/77) to John W Sostmann, Tulsa, OK (later Littleton, CO). Regd 7.80 to Robert (Bob) Curtin, Mount Prospect, IL; (Scottsdale, AZ wef .89). CofA issued 16.7.80. Regd to Land Improvement Co. Sold 21.3.03 and regd 25.11.03 to Icarus Copters LLC, Los Angeles, CA. Sold 24.9.04 and regd 3.5.05 to Airtime LLC (Adrian Rosenberg), Kamuela, Hawaii (based Montgomery, New York; to Laupahoehoe, Hawaii late .09).
84339 ZS-BGO c/n 84339 ex T7986, SAAF 4718 Regd (54) to JD Archer, Rand. Regd 6.55 to JJ Van Pareen, Rand. Regd 3.58 to AJ Saul, Benoni. Crashed 19.5.68.
84412 ZS-BSF c/n 84412 ex T8100, SAAF 2140 Regd 6.47. Regd (1.53) to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath. Badly damaged on landing Baragwanath 23.1.53; repaired. Regd 7.57 to Johannesburg Soaring Centre, Baragwanath. Regd 12.59 to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath. Wfu following engine crankcase failure 4.8.62. Bought 6.65 & regd to Roy J Watson & Arthur G Mechin, Bergvlei; rebuilt and reflown 20.2.66. Regd (75) to Roy J Watson (only following Mechin’s death .74). Reregd ZS-UKW 12.1.79 to same owner. Flown to Grand Central 6.4.89 for major overhaul, (undertaken at Roy Watson’s home); reflown 14.6.01; based Rand. 
84419 ZS-BUI c/n 84419 ex T8107, SAAF 4702 Regn cld as not taken up.
84426 ZS-BBR c/n 84426 ex T8114, SAAF 4712 Regd to National Transport & Engineering Supplies, Johannesburg. Crashed on landing Oscolate Airfield, NE Tzaneen 5.9.48.
84430 ZS-BKS c/n 84430 ex T8118, SAAF 2156 Regd (48) to JC Davidson. Crashed Kingsmead Sports Ground, Durban 31.12.48; 1 killed.
84435 ZS-BBI c/n 84435 ex T8123, SAAF 2152 Wfu and regn cld 11.10.51. Rebuilt and regd ZS-DHE 3.1.53 to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath. Regd .54 to Mtunzini Flying Club, Mtunzini. Regd .55 to LJ Geary, Durban. Regd 8.56 to No.7 Air Scouts, Durban. Regd 1.57 to EF Buckle-Nel & W Perry, Durban. Regd 8.57 to JA Moller, Baragwanath. Regd 12.59 to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath. Regd (68) to AEW Brooks, Baragwanath. Current 1.75 but wfu .75. Sold .83 to David Boles, Brixton for rebuild; completed .84. Regd 20.9.84 to JE Bishop, Pretoria. Crashed Wonderboom 8.4.01. On rebuild by Streckers at Rand (9.01).
84436 ZS-BBM c/n 84436 ex T8124, SAAF 2145 Regd 1.48. Crashed East London 29.1.48.
84439 ZS-BUV c/n 84439 ex T8127, SAAF 2135 Regn cld as not taken up.
84440 ZS-DFU c/n 84440 ex T8128, SAAF 2204 (Also quoted as ex 2517) Regd 11.51 to SAAF Aero Club, Swartkop. Regd 8.57 to WJ Van Rensburg, Benoni. Regd 12.59 to M Weitzmann & BCC Kitchener, Brakpan. Regn cld. Regd 20.12.66. Regd (68) to CV & R de Villiers, Bloemfontein. Regd 14.6.95 to CJ & HT de Villiers, Faunasig. Current .97.
84445 ZS-BYS c/n 84445 ex T8133, SAAF 2205 Crashed Liefde en Vrede 3.10.49.
84453 ZS-BOF c/n 84453 ex T8141, SAAF 2212 Regd (54) to VM Celliers, Queenstown. Regd .55 to TC Lochner, Limebank. Regd 4.56 to KA Brown & J Andrews, East London. Regd 12.59 to Border Flying Club, East London. Crashed East London 19.11.66.
84454 ZS-DNI

c/n 84454 ex T8142, SAAF 2213 (regd with c/n "SAL.248") (Sold .55 to Tomlinson (?). Regd 2.9.55 to RA Paulsen, Rand. Regd 2.56 to Dr Japie L Van Rensburg, Rand and overhauled by CF (Bok) Strecker. Wfu .58 and stored in barn at Rivonia. Rebuilt by owner 8.66-10.67 at Randburg, Johannesburg. Engine failure and badly damaged in crash into trees on landing nr Baragwanath 10.7.72. Returned to store at Rivonia until owner died .87. To Andre Van Rensburg and on rebuild .89. Regd 8.4.91 to Javren Aviation CC (Andre Van Rensburg), Randburg. On rebuild by Streckers at Rand .93. Current .97.


Significant dates: (From Andre Janse van Rensburg 12 August 2013)

28 April 1941 delivered by the RAF to SA.
27 August 1941 Allotted to 4 Air Depot
27 August 1945 transferred to 6 Air School
2 November 1945 transferred to 15 Air Depot
Stored at Potchefstroom, total hours flown 1111h20
24 August 1954 still stored at 15 Air Depot
Transferred to Snake Valley
10 March 1955 Auction Sale # 363 at 15 Air Depot
Circa 1958 Prop unserviceable, ZS-DNI stored in barn in Rivonia, north of Johannesburg
Circa 1966 ZS-DNI recovered by Doc Japie van Rensburg, wife Doreen and friend, Pieter Oosthuizen
Circa 1967 MPI by legendary ‘Bok’ Strecker and Harry Sharman, ZS-DNI airborne again
9 July 1972 Forced landing, pancake on top of Bluegum Tree Plantation, (old) Baragwanath aerodrome, near Uncle Charlies, Johannesburg
February 1987 Doc Japie van Rensburg passed away, ownership passed to 3 sons, Theo, Cliff & Andre
Circa 1989 Instruction to Strecker brothers, Cyril, Willie & Toffie to rebuild ZS-DNI
9 July 1995 ZS-DNI airborne again, 23 years to the day since the Bara G forced landing
2013 ZS-DNI requires MPI to fly

84458 ZS-BUX c/n 84458 ex T8166, SAAF 2148 Regn cld as not taken up.
84461 ZS-BTW c/n 84461 ex T8169, SAAF 2162 Regn cld 5.6.51 as not taken up.
84476 ZS-CDL c/n 84476 ex T8184, SAAF 2216 Regd 7.56 to SAAF Aero Club, Langebaanweg (later Swartkop). Regd (68) to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regn cld 5.73.
84478 ZS-BVU c/n 84478 ex T8186, SAAF 2218 Regd ZS-DFM 8.51. Regd (54) to Rand Flying Club, Rand. Regd 6.56 to Dr CW Havemann, Springs. Regd 4.57 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 7.58 to ML Greenberg, Benoni. Regd 6.59 to T De Marillac & A Klapwyk, Tzaneen/Letaba. Regd (68) to DFM Partnership, Phalaborwa. Regn cld. Regd 7.10.71. Regd (75) to RT Chinn, Grootfontein. Crashed early .93; wreck at Lanseria (3.93). Regd 12.2.93 to Rod A Meyer, Lanseria (for rebuild). Current .97. On rebuild (02) by Mike Spence/Stick and String, Krugersdorp (still on rebuild 10.10). 
84510 ZS-AXU c/n 84510 ex T8237, SAAF 2164 (Regd with c/n 84693) Crashed Alberta (Alberts?), SWA 3.11.50.
84516 ZS-BXU c/n 84516 ex T8243, SAAF 2130 Regd (54) to MH Oettle, Alice, Cape Province. Regd 8.56 to CM Barker, Uitenhage. Regd 10.57 to TE Mitchell & WB Pittaway, Port Elizabeth. Crashed Port Elizabeth 26.2.61.
84519 ZS-BJG c/n 84519 ex T8246, SAAF 4729 Crashed nr Pretoria 30.5.50. Believed rebuilt and regd ZS-CNT 25.1.60 to PE Penny & W Jordaan, Benoni (quoting fuselage no "DH2596" as c/n). Regd (68) to SJR “Jim” Kennard-Davis, Port Elizabeth. Regd (75) to PM Cooper, Port Elizabeth. Regd 13.10.92 to ML Kennard-Davis, Port Alfred. On rebuild by Donald Johnson at Port Alfred, Port Elizabeth (11.02) for Jim Davis, Australia; still present 11.05. Regn cld 31.8.10. Regd ZU-FJW 13.10.10 to JA Campbell and reflown [.11].
84595 ZS-BKP c/n 84595 ex T6128, SAAF 4727 Regn cld as not taken up.
84601 ZS-AZE c/n 84601 ex T6134, SAAF 4678 Regd (54) to DS van der Merwe, Rand. Crashed Boksburg (prior to CofA exp 13.11.54). Regn cld 5.57.
84602 ZS-BXE c/n 84602 ex T6135, SAAF 4681 Regd in Belgian Congo as OO-CEF (CofR 980) 10.1.49 to Aero Club Stanleyville. Regd to Aero Club Albertville. Regd to Aero Club Jadotville. Reregd 9O-CEF 3.61. Reregd 9Q-CEF. Regd (.72) to Aero Club de Likasi.
84748 ZS-BJY c/n 84748 ex T6374, SAAF 2195 Regd (53) to CC Pretorius, Germiston. Regd in N Rhodesia as VP-RCR 5.6.53 to Lusaka Flying Club. Regd in Rhodesia as VP-YMB .54 to PH Counsell. Regd .55 to A Windsor, Lusaka. Regd .58 to CW Gibbon, Lusaka. Regd .59 to VA Brierley, Kitwe. Regd in N Rhodesia as VP-RMB 1.65; probably not taken up. Regd 9Q-CBJ 10.64 to Aero Club de Likasi, Kamatanda. Reregd 9Q-CBY. Current 4.84.
84753 ZS-BCZ c/n 84753 ex T6379, SAAF 2168 Regn cld 18.9.51 as scrapped.
84776 ZS-BXT c/n 84776 ex T6402, SAAF 2198 Regd (54) to Dr HC Schoeman & C Louw, Cradock. Regd 9.55 to JHC Van Niekerk, Somerset East. Regd (68) to P Wyness, Boksberg. Damaged by fire in store Van Lille Bros. Regn cld 5.74. Regd 7.11.89 to John Tainton, Plettenberg Bay; rebuilt 89/94. Sold (01) to Alastair Smith (of Tobago Air CC), Elgin. Crashed into vineyard after engine failure on take-off Grabouw 27.1.07.
84778 ZS-BWO c/n 84778 ex T6404, SAAF 2167 Regd (54) to JW Van Oranje van Wyk, Papkuilsfontein. Crashed West Cape 20.5.57. Regn cld 28.5.57. On rebuild (11.93) by Brian Zeederberg, Swimrite Pools, Kew. Possibly the acft reserved as ZU-AWS (95) but see ZS-VIG. Regd ZS-VTI (with c/n “14778”) 9.10.97 to Tiger Moth Partnership (Brian Zeederberg), Bramley. On rebuild by Brian Zeederberg, Bramley, Johannesburg (05).
84811 ZS-CDJ c/n 84811 ex T6457, SAAF 4686 (also quoted as 4684?) Regd 5.56 to A Malherbe, Debeur. Regd 9.57 to FJ Bezuidenhout, Mbara. Regd (68) to JF Senekal, JG Hartman, M de Vaitshson & TD Potgeiter, Welkom. Regd .70 to Noel J Otten, Killarney. Crashed during air display Baragwanath 12.8.72; repaired. Wfu and regn cld 5.2.93. Rebuilt & reflown (.10).

84812

ZS-FEL c/n 84812 ex T6458, SAAF 2225 (c/n quoted as "DH3852; the fuselage no. of 85775/DE890, lost at sea) Regd 13.10.67 to AF Weltan & AE & Dave W Charlton, Springs. Regn cld. Regd 18.6.70. Regd (75) to AF Weltan (only). Sold (81) to Dave Charlton, Johannesburg. Damaged on landing Rand Airport 6.81. Regd 26.2.82 to Vincent A (Mike) Spence, Grand Central. Rebuilt (82) by Streckers (their 48th Tiger). On rebuild Mike Spence, Krugersdorp 7.96; completed by Air-Kraft Aviation Pty (Ltd) (Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg. Regd ZS-XRF 5.3.01 to Roger A Foster, Lanseria (based Ladysmith). Regd to Brian T Zeederberg. Badly damaged in forced landing 5.05. Regn cld (06). Regd ZU-EEG 24.4.06 to Brian T Zeederberg, Baragwanath; reflown 23.9.06 after rebuild by Kevin Hopper (joint 1/3 owner is Ian Popplewell). At Streckers, Rand (1.07) in all-white RAF c/s.
84821 ZS-BYP c/n 84821 ex T6467, SAAF 2173 Regd .53 to DD Mackenzie, Benoni. Regd to JF Millard, Francistown, Bechuanaland. Regn cld as sold Nyasaland 25.4.56. Regd in Rhodesia as VP-YPG .56. Regd .58 to Nyasaland Flying Club, Limbe. Crashed Luchenza 9.3.58 and to spares use. Regd to CJ Galway-Bennett. Regd in Malawi as 7Q-YPG. To USA (73) and regd N217BC 21.7.94 to John R (Roger) Chastain, Aguanga, CA. Rebuilt and reflown 23.8.94.
84833 ZS-BBN c/n 84833 ex T6492, SAAF 2223 Regd to JJ Moolman, Somerset East. Regd (6.54) to Southern Aviation (Pty) Ltd, Port Elizabeth; operated by Somerset East Flying Club, Somerset East. Crashed into native hut Britskraal, nr Commadagga, 35 ml from Somerset East 12.6.54; child occupant of hut killed. Regn cld 8.9.55.
84844 ZS-DLN c/n 84844 ex T6503, SAAF 4743 Regd .55 to GC Yeo, Benoni. Regd 9.55 to JM Roberts, Benoni. Regd 5.56 to FE Potgeiter, Rand. Regd 6.56 to P Goldblatt, Wolvehoek. Regd 12.56 to AM Muller & ptnrs, Wolvehoek. Regd 4.57 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regn cld as sold S Rhodesia 2.7.57. Regd VP-YPM 7.57 to J Palmer, Madumabisa. Regd .58 to RA Paten, Bulawayo. Wfu and regn cld 3.61.
84846 ZS-BCL c/n 84846 ex T6505, SAAF 4714 Regn cld 13.5.49 as scrapped.
84847 ZS-BUK c/n 84847 ex T6506, SAAF 4706 Crashed nr Brakpan 21.12.47.
84848 ZS-DEI c/n 84848 ex T6507, SAAF 4700 Regn cld 5.2.52; not converted.
84864 ZS-BGN c/n 84864 ex T6523, SAAF 2185 Regn cld 19.9.48 as not taken up. On rebuild Rand early .93; built up from unidentified spares and "adopted" c/n 84864. Regd 28.6.93 to Jeffrey A Earle, Bedfordview. (Note: Peter Wehrley of Oversport owned a Tiger "ZS-BNG" in .84; perhaps this one?) Current .97.
84869 ZS-CKX c/n 84869 ex T6528, SAAF 2193 (Regd with fuselage no."DH2946") Regd 2.59 to DW Heard, Benoni. Regd (68) to GH Van den Bosch, Booysens, Transvaal. Regn cld. Regd 11.12.73. Regd (75) to MJ Roets, Fontainebleau. Regd 14.8.85 to SA (Graham) Smith & Andrew J (Tony) Torr, Sandton (and rebuilt by Streckers (86); based Grand Central, Johannesburg. Current .97.
84871 ZS-BCX c/n 84871 ex T6530, SAAF 2192 Regn cld 24.9.49 as not taken up.
84914 ZS-BUY c/n 84914 ex T6585, SAAF 2235 Regn cld as not taken up.
84916 ZS-BXV c/n 84916 ex T6587, SAAF 2253. Regn cld as not taken up and reregd ZS-BXW. Regd (54) to Commercial Air Services, Stamford Hill. CofA lapsed 9.11.49. Regn cld 1.10.54.
84936 ZS-BTF c/n 84936 ex T6622, SAAF 2241 Regd .53 to NW Methley, Rand. Regd .55 to Dr N Pringle, Kingwilliamstown. Regd 9.55 to Southern Aviation Pty, Port Elizabeth. Regd 6.57 to Western Province Air Centre, Youngsfield. Regd (58) to Cape Aero Club and op by Cape Town Flying Club, Youngsfield. Crashed nr Ottery, Capetown 24.1.58. Regn cld 17.2.58. See also ZS-OSR.
84938 ZS-BYR c/n 84938 ex T6624, SAAF 2276 Regd (2.53) to Commercial Air Services (Natal) (Pty) Ltd, Durban. Struck tree on take-off and crashed Margate, Natal 15.2.53.
84946 ZS-BUD c/n 84946 ex T6632, SAAF 2275 Crashed Bloemspruit 22.2.51.
84950 ZS-CDN c/n 84950 ex T6636, SAAF 2292 Regd 7.56 to SAAF Aero Club, Langebaanweg. Regd 8.58 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd (68) to Durban Wings Club, Durban. Regn cld 1.74. Stored (.01) pending rebuild by Air-Kraft Aviation Pty Ltd (Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg (mainly ex Indian parts from old Shipdham collection). Regd ZS-ATO(2) 7.12.01 to DH Tiger Moth One CC (Mark Anderson, Niels Anderson, Franco Beltrame, Rob Krummeck, Chris Rance, James Wardle & Dave Hartmann), East London, based Watts Landing, Kwelegha, East London. Reflown Johannesburg 3.04; painted in SAAF c/s as 1467 “31”; named “Florence” (or “Florence Nightingale” – because a concealed first aid pack was found in fuselage). Sold (.08) to Clifford Reynolds, Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape; based Port Alfred. 
84964 ZS-CXO c/n 84964 ex T6650, SAAF 2280 (Identity unconfirmed; regd as DH2280; SAAF 2280 was soc 6.9.43; also reported as c/n 84945 ex T6631/SAAF 2278) Regd 4.10.62 to CF Strecker, Alberton. Regn cld 2.8.62 (sic) as sold in Rhodesia; also reported as cld 9.63. Regd in Zaire as 9Q-CXO (.72) to Aero Club de Likasi.
84969 ZS-ECI c/n 84969 ex T6655, SAAF 2285, Rhod T6655 (Sold 21.5.52) Regd VP-YKB.52 to W Murray-Smith, Kumalo. Regd .55 to N Crnkoui (Crnkovic?), Inyazura. Regd .59 to Falcon Aero Club, Bulawayo. Regd in South Africa as ZS-ECI 6.66 to NP Bellairs & PW Dahl, Messina. Regd ZS-URP 29.10.81 to same owner. To Cliff Modlin & Richard Behrmann, Johannesburg 8.85. Regn cld as crashed 24.3.86. Regd ZS-ECI 24.11.86 to Cliff A Modlin & Associates, Highlands North. Reflown 5.7.87. Current .97 (but also still current as ZS-URP .97 to MP Molteno, Paarl)? Note: Quoted as c/n "5484" in SA register.
84971 ZS-NWJ (Officially regd with c/n 84971 ex T6671, SAAF 2310; but actually composite rebuild by C Strecker, Rand .95 and initially intended to be ZS-BUY(2). Regd 8.1.96 to Tiger Moth Vintage Aircraft Co (Pty) Ltd, Rand; rolled out 21.4.96. Painted as “G-AAB” for film .98. For sale by Brett Grant/Aviation International Pty Ltd, Grand Central .98. Sold (06) to Michael & Miles Sutherland, Johannesburg and rebuilt (by 8.09).
84979 ZS-BGH c/n 84979 ex T6679, SAAF 2286 Regn cld as not taken up.
84980 ZS-BUH c/n 84980 ex T6680, SAAF 2314 Regn cld as not taken up.
84991 ZS-BGV c/n 84991 ex T6691, SAAF 2293 Regd 12.4.47. Regd in N Rhodesia as VP-RBQ; not taken up. Regd VP-RBV 13.4.49. Crashed Livingstone 16.4.52.
84993 ZS-DKX c/n 84993 ex T6693, "SAAF 2226" (probably ex SAAF 2271) Regd 12.54 to J Hagen & A Till, Benoni. Regn cld as sold Belgian Congo 11.7.57. Regd OO-CGO (CofR 1147/C.272) 27.7.57 to Aero Club de Goma, Goma. Reregd 9O-CGO .61. Reregd 9Q-CGO. Current .72.
84994 ZS-BBL c/n 84994 ex T6694, SAAF 2317 Wfu and regn cld 31.10.51. Rebuilt and regd ZS-DGW .52 to AA Shepherd, Grand Central. (Regd with c/n "T84994") Regd .53 to African Flying Services (Pty) Ltd, Grand Central. Regd 11.55 to CJH Purdie, Grand Central. Regd 7.60 to CF Strecker, Rand. Crashed into trees and dbf Eloff 2.6.62.
84997 ZS-DGA c/n 84997 ex T6697, SAAF 2272 (Regd with c/n 911; probably engine no.) Regd 22.3.52 to G Fine, Germiston (later Rand/Braakhorstfontein). CofA lapsed 25.4.56. Regd (68) to BJ Van Ryn, Johannesburg. Regd (75) to JA Chandler, Nottingham Road. Regd to Roy L Godwin, Pietermaritzburg. Regn cld 5.80. Imported by Ted Lay, UK .79 (presumably on behalf of SA owner). Regd G-BHLT 9.6.80 to Roy L Godwin, Enstone; on overhaul RAF Brize Norton (82) but returned to Enstone. CofA issued 7.4.83. Sold to Booker-based syndicate but damaged on delivery when overturned on landing Booker 25.1.86; superficially repaired and to Staverton for sale. Sold late .86 to Ben Borsberry, Reading but found to have broken wing spar. Regd 23.6.88 to Peter J & Andrew J Borsberry, Kidmore End, Reading. CofA lapsed 26.2.90. Regd 6.4.06 to Skymax (Aviation) Ltd, Damyns Hall, Upminster (on rebuild by Matthew Boddington at Sywell).
84998 ZS-BTU c/n 84998 ex T6698, SAAF 2320 Reportedly crashed Rand 4.7.49. If identity is correct, probably stored and regd ZS-CCH 29.12.55 to LS Van der Walt, Kempton Park; (c/n quoted of 2320). Not overhauled and regn cld .61. Note: ZS-BTU also reported as ex SAAF 2239, which went to India.
85011 ZS-BJE c/n 85011 ex T6711, SAAF 4696 Regd (52) to Albatros Aviation Industries Ltd, Germiston. Crashed Benoni 31.8.52.
85014 ZS-BUW c/n 85014 ex T6714, SAAF 2270 Regn cld as not taken up.
85019 ZS-DLC c/n 85019 ex T6719, SAAF 2323 (Regd with c/n "88254", confirmed as engine no.) Regd 4.2.55 to WB Bonarius & AH McKnight, Benoni. CofA issued 3.9.55. Regd 16.9.55 to M Weitzmann, Benoni. Regd 11.56 to Benoni Brakpan Aero Club, Benoni. Engine failure & badly damaged in forced landing Boksburg, Transvaal 5.2.58 (also reported as 1.4.58). Repaired by CC Werner (at Streckers); reflown 17.12.60. Regd 10.8.64 to Geoff D Kilpin, Capetown (later Johannesburg) Regn cld (possibly following landing accident Mossel Bay on unknown date; repaired George). Regd 17.2.69 to same owner. Regd 22.5.91 to (son) Don F Kilpin, Constantia (based Elgin). Fitted with Gipsy Major #87357 (ex DH.85 ZS-DDK). Sold 28.6.00 & regd 30.1.01 to Rob J Horn, Irene (based Parys); ferried Elgin-Parys 4.4.01.
85028 ZS-BCU c/n 85028 ex T6741, SAAF 2267 Regd 8.46. Regd (54) to OFS Air Services (Pty), Bloemfontein. Regd 10.54 to PAC de Korte, Laagebaanweg. Crashed Laagebaanweg 24.11.54 (last flight date confirmed by logbook). Regn cld 16.2.56 as crashed. Sold to Cape Peninsula Flying & Gliding Club, Fisantekraal and stored/used for spares for ZS-BCN. Sold 2.59 to Willem Gerdes & rebuilt at Youngsfield, Cape Town (with help from Ivor Horsford/EE Schmidt of Owenair). Reflown 2.60; CofA test flight 4.3.60 and regd 22.3.60 to Willem A Gerdes, Eerste River. Stored in serviceable condition Baragwanath after last flight 1.4.77 prior to CofA expiry 22.1.78. Shipped by Gerdes to UK; dep Durban 18.2.81 on SS Elbe; arr Tilbury 17.3.81 and to store at Goodwood. Regn cld 27.7.94 as sold to UK. Regd G-ERDS 27.7.94 to Willem A (Willie) Gerdes, Goodwood. Rebuilt by Crofton Aeroplane Services, Lee-on-Solent and reflown 28.1.98. CofA issued 22.6.98; and based Lee-on-Solent. Shipped to Florida 23.12.01-15.1.02 and converted to floatplane; ff as such 21.2.02. Floats for sale (.09). Shipped back to England after last flight in Florida 1.3.10; reflown early 6.10.
85040 ZS-BUT c/n 85040 ex T6753, SAAF 2300 (Regd with c/n "D43117") Regn cld .53. Regd 10.57 to CF Strecker, Rand. Regd 12.57 to Noordelike Natal Vliegklub (Northern Natal Flying Club), Utrecht. Crashed and dbf on take-off Utrecht, Natal 16.12.57. Regn cld 3.2.58. On rebuild (02) by Mike Spence/Stick and String, Krugersdorp. Sold (03) to Alan Wesson. Regd ZU-DYK 11.10.05 to Redwood Investment Trust (Alan Wesson); to be painted in Swedish AF c/s. Still on rebuild (by Kevin Hopper) at Krugersdorp .06 & 10.10. 
85046 ZS-BGR c/n 85046 ex T6759, SAAF 2261 Crashed Venterstad 26.3.47.
85048 ZS-BGM c/n 85048 ex T6761, SAAF 2325 Regn cld 22.9.49 as not taken up.
85050 ZS-BBJ c/n 85050 ex T6763, SAAF 2264 Regd in N Rhodesia as VP-RBO 11.1.49. Regn cld 1.1.52.
85123 ZS-AAP c/n 85123 (regd with c/n "OU/10/1969") ex T6876, RIAF HU511 Regd VT-DPA 4.63 to Govt of India. At Madras 3.77. Shipped to Nigel Wright, t/a Arrow Air Services, Shipdham, UK .79. Sold to Jim Pearce, Findon, Sussex. Sold to a S African consortium comprising Ewing, Rehrl & Andrew Torr and were shipped to Rand 10.99 for rebuild by Strecker Bros; arr 6/7.1.00. Regd ZS-AAP (reserved 3.9.03 to S Harris) 15.12.05 to Chemline CC (Steve/Debra Harris), Port Alfred; painted in SAAF c/s as “503” and reflown Johannesburg 12.05.
85196 ZS-CCN c/n 85196 ex T6987, SAAF 2477 Regd 3.56 to J Petersen, Benoni. Dbf hangar fire Benoni 10.11.56. Regn cld 28.5.57. Regd ZU-OLD 26.7.05 to 402 Aviation CC, Wonderboom (provenance uncertain and possibly Strecker rebuild from ex-Indian components). On rebuild (06) by Kevin Hopper, Krugersdorp.
85221 ZS-BKG c/n 85221 ex DE151, SAAF 2462 Crashed Vereeniging 27.12.47. Probably rebuilt and regd ZS-DOJ 23.1.63 (quoting fuselage no "CO/DH3298" as c/n). Regd (68) to JP Van Vuuren, Alberton. Regn cld 11.73.
85232 ZS-BNM c/n 85232 ex DE162, SAAF 4685 Regd .47 to Albatross Flying Club. Crashed Rand Airport 15.1.48.
85239 ZS-BKK c/n 85239 ex DE169, SAAF 4726 Regd (54) to Cape Peninsula Flying & Gliding Club, Fisantekraal. CofA lapsed 28.10.56. Regn cld 12.59.
85329 ZS-DNE c/n 85329 ex DE283, SAAF 4666 (Regd with fuselage no. 3406) Regd .55. Regn cld as sold to N Rhodesia 29.7.55. Regd in Rhodesia as VP-YMX 7.55 to Northern Rhodesia Gliding Club, Kitwe. 
85342 ZS-BEB c/n 85342 ex DE308, SAAF 2482 Crashed nr Capetown 12.7.51.
85343 ZS-CFJ c/n 85343 ex DE309, SAAF 4679 (Regd with fuselage no. "DH3420") Regd 5.57 to SAAF Aero Club; operated by Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Struck tree and crashed into house Rietfontein, Pretoria 14.8.57. Regn cld 12.57. Note: Also quoted as ex 2303; which became VP-KDN?
85351 ZS-DMC c/n 85351 ex DE317, SAAF 4676 Regd 5.55 to T & Z Handlesmaatskappy (EDMS) Bpk, Randse. Regd 4.59 to AJ Saul, Benoni. Regd 6.59 to CC Werner, Johannesburg. Regd (68) to Stanley L Hill, Benoni-Brakpan. Rebuilt (by Hill) 67-79. Regn cld. Regd 7.2.74 to same owner. For sale .93. For sale (fully dismantled and under overhaul) by owner [.09].
85360 ZS-CGU c/n 85360 ex DE338, SAAF 4664 Regd 10.57 to DS Van der Merwe, Boksburg. Operated by Benoni Aero Club. Badly damaged on take-off Benoni 2.3.58. Also reported as ex N9286?
85371 ZS-BGP c/n 85371 ex DE349, SAAF 4673 (Sold 7.46) Regd 11.46. Regn cld 13.9.51 as to spares. Regd 24.7.58 to Benoni Brakpan Aero Club, Benoni. Regd (68) to TGJ Tindale, Benoni. Regn cld. Regd 19.12.73. Regd (1.75) to IM Lurie, Brakpan. Reported as ditched off Addington Beach, Durban 8.3.80. Rebuilt by Graham J McDonald on Durban farmstrip 80/86; regd to him 8.11.85 & reflown 29.3.86. Dbf during cleaning Grassroots 24.5.92. Still regd .97.
85382 ZS-DKV c/n 85382 ex DE360, SAAF 2461 (Regd with c/n "88452"; probably engine no.) Regd .54 to JHN Van Denenter, Benoni. Regn cld as sold S Rhodesia 20.2.57. Regd VP-YPC .56 to AJ Kearns. Regd in Belgian Congo as OO-CKT (CofR 1149/C282) 26.7.57. Regn cld as wfu 16.10.57.
85423 ZS-DNX c/n 85423 ex DE415, SAAF 4662 Regd 18.11.55 to K Strachan, Grand Central. Regd 4.57 to Grand Central Flying Club, Grand Central. Crashed on landing Grand Central, Johannesburg 1.9.57. Regd 4.58 to M Irwin, Baragwanath. Regd (68) to JM Burdekin, Bramley. Regd (75) to CJ (Bok) Strecker, New Redruth. Rebuilt .79. Sold (81) to Bob Ewing, Rivonia, Transvaal. Regd 1.8.84 to Greg J McCurragh, Westville, Natal. Current .97. On rebuild at Strecker hangar at Springs Airfield, seen 26 November 2011.
85464 ZS-DKU c/n 85464 ex DE468, SAAF 2463 (Regd with c/n "88537") Regd 12.54 to GPA Vucovich, Benoni. Regd 5.55 to JC Loretto, Benoni. Regd 9.55 to HA Botha & AJ Saul, Benoni. Regd 3.56 to Benoni Aero Club. Crashed and dbf Witpoort Farm, Voelfontein, nr Johannesburg 21.12.57; 2 killed. Regn cld 7.1.58.
85544 ZS-CGR

c/n 85544 ex DE577, SAAF 2494 (Regd with c/n "T3621", corruption of fuselage no.; also quoted as ex SAAF 592?) Regd 8.57 to SAAF Aero Club, Swartkop. Regd 8.58 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd 14.8.74 to AD Howett, Howick. Regd 24.12.79 to AC & CJB Howett, Benoryn. On rebuild Springs early 93. Current .97. Note: See comments under ZS-CMC. If ex SAAF 592 then c/n 84229, ex T7860.


Comments re ZS-CGR and ZS-CMC from Malcolm Fillmore, Air-Britain, 25 January 2013.


What I have on ZS-CMC is as follows: ZS-CMC c/n "3621" (Also quoted as "SAAF 3621" but this serial is incorrect) Regd 6.59 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd 3.60 to LR Levy, Pietersburg. Regd .71 to WE (Bill) Teague, Hillary. Regn cld 17.4.75 as wfu. To Canada with owner .76. Fitted with Gipsy Major #88642. Regd in Canada as C-GWET (reserved 7.1.77) 30.7.81 to WE (Bill) Teague, Sidney, BC; named "Old Harry"; CofA issued 30.7.81. Sold 23.4.94 to L Brewer, USA. Regn cld 16.5.94. Regd in USA as N1937D 18.5.94 to Lee A Brewer, Friday Harbor, WA. Regd 24.1.01 to Lee A Brewer Trust LLC, Friday Harbor, WA. Regd 18.5.01 to Lee A Brewer, Trustee, Friday Harbour.

Unfortunately, many of the Tigers registered in South Africa at that time quoted “odd” identities. In many cases, the identities have been shown to be the engine number (most Tiger Moths did not carry manufacturers plates). However, “3621” is not a Gipsy Major engine number.

One possibility is that 3621 is a corruption of a Morris Motors-built fuselage frame number (MCO/DH3621) where the inter-relationship with the c/n is the addition of the number 81923. This could therefore make the Tiger c/n 85544. And this is where it gets interesting because that was a SAAF Tiger - SAAF 2494. But here we run into another problem and that is that another SA Tiger was also registered with the number “T3621” having been put on the register as ZS-CGR in August 1957 and has been previously assumed to have been 2494. However, ZS-CGR has also been referred to as ex SAAF 592, which is a different airframe.

The history of ZS-CGR:

ZS-CGR c/n 85544 ex DE577, SAAF 2494 (Regd with c/n "T3621", corruption of fuselage no.; also quoted as ex SAAF 592?) Regd 8.57 to SAAF Aero Club, Swartkop. Regd 8.58 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd 14.8.74 to AD Howett, Howick. Regd 24.12.79 to AC & CJB Howett, Benoryn. On rebuild Springs early 93. Current .97. If ex SAAF 592 then c/n 84229, ex T7860.

I am inclined to think that there may be a relationship between ZS-CMC and SAAF 2494 but unless there are any remaining tags on the airframe (particularly if there is a Morris plate on the starboard lower longeron) it may be impossible to prove. We don’t know too much about SAAF 2494 other than it was recorded as still on charge at October 1945 census.

Regards

Malcolm

85582 ZS-BYM c/n 85582 ex DE628, SAAF 4601 Regd 3.48. Regd .53 to G Scheibe, Rustenberg. Regd 4.59 to AM Venter, Brits. Regd (68) to HN Loew, Kempton Park. Regd 5.1.73 to RC Helling, Sandton. On rebuild Rand early .93. Current .97. Stored (.01) pending rebuild by Air-Kraft Aviation Pty Ltd (Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg. Regn cld 26.7.11 as sold Australia.
85612 ZS-DLB c/n 85612 ex DE671, SAAF 4606 (Regd with fuselage no.3689; also quoted "88604", possibly engine no.) Regd 12.54 to Benoni Aero Club. Regn cld as sold S Rhodesia 27.5.55. Regd VP-YMY 5.55 to Salisbury Flying Club. Regd .56 to RCC Kay, Cholo. Regd 7Q-YMY (unconfirmed). W/off in crash nr Lilongwe, Malawi. (Probably the Tiger found by Ben Borsberry .83, still at crash site "300 ml from Lusaka" and recovered by him to Lusaka, Zambia). Remains to Ben Borsberry, Reading, UK .84/85. Regd G-BRHW 26.7.89 to Peter J & Andrew J Borsberry, Kidmore End, Reading. On rebuild (6.95). Regn cld 11.1.11 by CAA.
85636 ZS-DKY c/n 85636 ex DE695, SAAF 2465 (Regd with fuselage no "3713" and also "88716", possibly engine no.) Regd 12.54 to E Donaldson, Benoni. Regd 4.55 to LS Van der Walt, Benoni. Regd 9.55 to JJ Van der Walt, Grand Central. Regd 2.56 to JJH Hugo, Schuimsgelagem. CofA lapsed 19.9.58. Regd (68) to RH Coetzer, Kroonstad. Regd (75) to SM Shnier, Johannesburg. Rebuild completed .82. To Michael C Gerhardt, Grand Central, Johannesburg (85). For export (with owner) from Rand to Canada 29.11.90, but not delivered and still at Rand (2.93). Crated for export to USA 3.93. Regn cld as sold USA 19.10.95. Regd N93MG 10.5.96 to Michael C Gerhardt, Birmingham, AL. CofA issued 29.10.97. Regd N482DH (reserved 8.10.10) 30.3.11 to same owner.
85698 ZU-XRF c/n 85698 ex DE784 (Sold AJ Whittemore 6.11.53) Regd G-ARMS 25.4.61 to Rollason Aircraft & Engines Ltd, Croydon. CofA issued 12.5.61. Sold 5.61 to P Bellin, South Africa. Flown UK-South Africa 14.5.61-25.5.61. Hit trees low flying George, South Africa 27.5.61; regn cld 30.4.62 as destroyed. On rebuild by Fritz Laroux in Stellenbosch area .93; stored [Mike Spence/Stick & String], Krugersdorp [7.96; 3.01]; on rebuild [02]. Sold .02 to Rodger Foster [still on rebuild .04]. Regd ZU-XRF 5.11.04 to Rodger A Foster, Sandton. [At Krugersdorp 2.05 as G-ARMS; still wearing such marks .10].
85737 ZS-OVW c/n 85737 (regd with c/n "OU/08/69") ex DE839, SAAF 2500, RIAF HU708 Regd VT-DPB 4.63 to Govt of India. At Madras 3.77. Shipped to Nigel Wright, t/a Arrow Air Services, Shipdham, UK .79. Sold to Jim Pearce, Findon, Sussex. Sold to a S African consortium comprising Ewing, Rehrl & Andrew Torr and were shipped to Rand 10.99 for rebuild by Strecker Bros; arr 6/7.1.00. On rebuild (01) by Aircraft Refurbishing Co (CF Strecker), Rand (for customer in Namibia). On rebuild (1.02) for Mark Sahd, Queenstown; to be painted in S Rhodesian AF c/s as “SR-27”/coded “8”. Regd ZS-OVW 1.8.02 to Cursimsia Trust (Mark Sahd), Queenstown.
85762 ZS-JVZ c/n 85762 ex DE877 (Sold Luton Flying Club 23.7.54) Regd G-ANSP 16.6.54 to Luton Flying Club Ltd, Luton. Sold 24.7.54 and regd 7.12.54 to Herbert A Stenner, Panshanger. CofA issued 24.12.54. Regd 25.1.55 to Nicholas OP Hutton, Hilary Tappee & John W Badham, t/a Biggleswade Flying Group, Old Warden (later Panshanger). Regd 23.7.59 to Ronald Ashford, t/a Biggleswade Flying Group. Regd 21.10.63 to Frederick EJ Halsey, t/a Biggleswade Flying Group (now returned to Old Warden). Damaged when overturned on take-off Panshanger 1.7.68. Regd 4.10.68 to Mrs Edna M Bianchi, Booker and operated by Personal Plane Services Ltd. Regn cld as sold South Africa 2.2.70. Regd ZS-JVZ 22.4.70 to VZ Aviation Ltd, Constantia. Sold to EE (Ted) Lay in UK .79 [not dd?]. Regd 15.2.88 to VZ Aviation [Pty] Ltd, Pingowrie. Stored Lanseria [04]; to Streckers, Rand [10.04] for rebuild.
85780 ZS-BVA c/n 85780 ex DE895, SAAF 4612 Regd (1.52) to Owenair (Pty), Youngsfield. CofA lapsed 8.1.54. Regn cld 16.10.56.
85977 ZS-CCU c/n 85977 ex EM746, SAAF 4725 Regd 3.56 to R Tomlinson, Rand. Regd 9.57 to Grand Central Flying Club, Grand Central. Struck plough on take-off and crashed Grand Central, Johannesburg 22.2.58. Regn cld 6.10.58.
85998 ZS-BWP c/n 85998 ex EM781, SAAF 4720 Crashed Heilbron 29.9.51.
86006 ZS-CTN c/n 86006 ex EM789, SAAF 4659 (Regd as c/n "DH4033"; fuselage no is DH4083) Regd 5.61 to DA Steyn & ptnrs, Johannesburg. Regd (68) to O Jones, Johannesburg. Regn cld. Regd 26.1.72. Regd (75) to E (Ted) Phelps, Johannesburg. To Lloyd Lester, Johannesburg (80). Regd 12.7.85 to Vintage Aero Services (Pty) Ltd, Empangeni. Dbf after static electricity ignited fuel during maintenance Krugersdorp 6.8.87 (or 3.8.87). Currently regd .97.
86008 ZS-DJF c/n 86008 ex EM791 (Sold 12.3.47) Regd VP-YDL.46 to W Byron-Moore, Salisbury. Regd .52 to DF Bellingan, Salisbury. Regd .52 to Mrs BVL Samuelson, Salisbury. Regd in South Africa as ZS-DJF .54. Wfu Pietermaritzburg and regn cld 17.4.59.
86018 ZS-DKZ c/n 86018 ex EM801, SAAF 4634 (Regd with c/n "90188"; probably engine no.) Regd 12.54 to AJ Saul, Benoni. Regd 6.56 to D Van Staden, Germiston. Regd 8.57 to A Malherbe, Germiston. Regd 2.58 to DG Van Staden, De Deur. Regd 9.59 to AJ Saul & DJ Ryan, Benoni. Regd (68) to RC Hellic, Johannesburg. Crashed 7.66.
86027 ZS-BGJ c/n 86027 ex EM810, SAAF 4651 Regn cld as not taken up.
86090 ZS-PBC c/n 86090 (regd with c/n "OU/02/66") ex EM896, RIAF HU492 Regd VT-DOX 4.63 to Govt of India. At Madras .77. Shipped to Nigel Wright, t/a Arrow Air Services, Shipdham, UK .79. Presumed sold to Jim Pearce, Findon, Sussex and then sold to a S African consortium comprising Ewing, Rehrl & Andrew Torr and shipped to Rand 10.99 for rebuild by Strecker Bros. Regn ZS-PBC reserved 19.6.03 for Smith Broers Lugvaart Trust. Update May 2015. Now owned by Doctor Dirk Booysen and based at Krugersdorp Airfield - FAKR.
86200 ZS-TAJ c/n 86200 (regd with c/n "OU/03/66") ex NL717, RIAF HU498 Regd VT-DOY 4.63 to Govt of India. At Madras 3/77. Shipped to Nigel Wright, t/a Arrow Air Services, Shipdham, UK .79. Sold to Jim Pearce, Findon, Sussex. Sold to a S African consortium comprising Ewing, Rehrl & Andrew Torr and shipped to Rand 10.99 for rebuild by Strecker Bros; arr 6/7.1.00. Sold (01) to Air-Kraft Aviation Pty Ltd (Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg (for rebuild). On rebuild by Strecker Aircraft, Rand (2.06; 3.07) for Andrew Torr. Regd ZS-TAJ 29.8.08 to Andrew J Torr. Regn cld 17.10.08 as sold Botswana. Regd ZS-TAJ 24.11.08 (back) to Andrew J Torr [now quoting OU/03/1967?]. Regn cld 15.1.09. Regd A2-PIX 23.1.09 to Brett Warren, Gabarone (now quoting c/n “OU/10/1975”).
86243 ZS-IGJ c/n 86243 ex NL772, Port.AF Regd CR-AGL.59 to Aero Clube do Chimoio, Vila Pery, PEA. Sold 2.1.70 to Carl Strecker, Johannesburg, South Africa. Regd ZS-IGJ 20.2.70 to CF Strecker (with c/n "RF2563"). Regn cld 20.7.70 as sold USA. Shipped to USA on board SS African Comet 15.6.70. Regd N8353 .70 to Richard Dikovics, New York. Regd N82RD 1.9.70 to same owner (later Riverdale, NY); based Orange County Airport; CofA issued 11.9.70. Regn cld 10.7.81 as lapsed. To Warren Davies and initially on rebuild in 26th Floor apartment in New York (82). Sold .94 to Spencer Flack, Watford, UK and stored. To Steve Alexander, Bromsgrove .95. Regd G-BXMN 2.10.97 to Linda V Handley, Blackburn (but actually owned by Kevin Handley). Rebuilt by Air Navigation & Trading at Squires Gate and reflown 7.11.98. CofA issued 27.11.98, painted in RAF c/s as NL-772. Crashed Springwood, nr Blackburn 25.5.99. Regn cld as destroyed 13.11.99. Wreck stored Welshpool (8.00).
86267 ZS-PCW c/n 86267 (regd with c/n "OU/07/68") ex NL808, RIAF HU504 Regd VT-DOZ 4.63 to Govt of India. At Madras 3.77. Shipped to Nigel Wright, t/a Arrow Air Services, Shipdham, UK .79. Sold to Jim Pearce, Findon, Sussex. Sold to a S African consortium comprising Ewing, Rehrl & Andrew Torr and were shipped to Rand 10.99 for rebuild by Strecker Bros; arr 6/7.1.00. Sold (01) to Air-Kraft Aviation Pty Ltd (Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg (for rebuild). Regd ZS-PCW 10.2.04 to JB van der Merwe, Rand. Sold [.10] to Shane Oberholtze & Trevor Milton.
"165650" ZS-DLM c/n "165650" ex SAAF Regd .55 to L D'Arcy, Benoni. Crashed Parys 3.9.55. Regn cld 7.3.56.
"22-0989" ZS-DHM c/n “22-0989” (On rebuild from unidentified spares by Ted Phelps, Johannesburg (87); at Lanseria 10.89). Regd 12.1.89. Regd (93) to RA Meyer, Gallo Manor. Regd 16.11.93 to TM Sayers, Honeydew. Current .97.
"2752" ZS-LNF c/n "2752" Regd 25.5.89 to ASW Louw, Bloemfontein. Current .97.
"3534" ZS-MCJ c/n "3534" Regd 18.11.88 to P Henderson. Regd 4.2.93 to Martin JT Vorweg, Krugersdorp. Current .97.
"3621" ZS-CMC c/n "3621" (Also quoted as "SAAF 3621") Regd 6.59 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd 3.60 to LR Levy, Pietersburg. Regd .71 to WE (Bill) Teague, Hillary. To Canada with owner .76. Regd in Canada as C-GWET (reserved .80) 8.81 to WE (Bill) Teague, Sidney, BC; named "Old Harry". Regn cld 5.94. Regd in USA as N1937D 18.5.94 to Lee A Brewer, Friday Harbor, WA. Regd 24.1.01 to Lee A Brewer Trust LLC, Friday Harbor, WA. Regd 18.5.01 to Lee A Brewer, Trustee, Friday Harbour. Note: The identity of this Tiger conflicts with that of ZS-CGR; correct position not known.



Comments re ZS-CGR and ZS-CMC from Malcolm Fillmore, Air-Britain, 25 January 2013.


What I have on ZS-CMC is as follows: ZS-CMC c/n "3621" (Also quoted as "SAAF 3621" but this serial is incorrect) Regd 6.59 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd 3.60 to LR Levy, Pietersburg. Regd .71 to WE (Bill) Teague, Hillary. Regn cld 17.4.75 as wfu. To Canada with owner .76. Fitted with Gipsy Major #88642. Regd in Canada as C-GWET (reserved 7.1.77) 30.7.81 to WE (Bill) Teague, Sidney, BC; named "Old Harry"; CofA issued 30.7.81. Sold 23.4.94 to L Brewer, USA. Regn cld 16.5.94. Regd in USA as N1937D 18.5.94 to Lee A Brewer, Friday Harbor, WA. Regd 24.1.01 to Lee A Brewer Trust LLC, Friday Harbor, WA. Regd 18.5.01 to Lee A Brewer, Trustee, Friday Harbour.

Unfortunately, many of the Tigers registered in South Africa at that time quoted “odd” identities. In many cases, the identities have been shown to be the engine number (most Tiger Moths did not carry manufacturers plates). However, “3621” is not a Gipsy Major engine number.

One possibility is that 3621 is a corruption of a Morris Motors-built fuselage frame number (MCO/DH3621) where the inter-relationship with the c/n is the addition of the number 81923. This could therefore make the Tiger c/n 85544. And this is where it gets interesting because that was a SAAF Tiger - SAAF 2494. But here we run into another problem and that is that another SA Tiger was also registered with the number “T3621” having been put on the register as ZS-CGR in August 1957 and has been previously assumed to have been 2494. However, ZS-CGR has also been referred to as ex SAAF 592, which is a different airframe.

The history of ZS-CGR:

ZS-CGR c/n 85544 ex DE577, SAAF 2494 (Regd with c/n "T3621", corruption of fuselage no.; also quoted as ex SAAF 592?) Regd 8.57 to SAAF Aero Club, Swartkop. Regd 8.58 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd 14.8.74 to AD Howett, Howick. Regd 24.12.79 to AC & CJB Howett, Benoryn. On rebuild Springs early 93. Current .97. If ex SAAF 592 then c/n 84229, ex T7860.

I am inclined to think that there may be a relationship between ZS-CMC and SAAF 2494 but unless there are any remaining tags on the airframe (particularly if there is a Morris plate on the starboard lower longeron) it may be impossible to prove. We don’t know too much about SAAF 2494 other than it was recorded as still on charge at October 1945 census.

Regards

Malcolm

"82619" ZS-CNR c/n "82619" ex SAAF (unknown – but one reference has “4217”) Regd 7.3.60 to PJ Bruyns, Swartkop. Regd 15.1.63 to KD Heinemann, Greenside. Regd 4.6.65 to Transvaal Gliding Club, Rand. Regd 7.1.70 to Brian T Zeederberg. Regd 12.11.71 to GA Hattingh, Bloemfontein (based Tempe). Wfu after last flight 15.12.74. Sold 9.12.79 to RJH Ewing. Sold 14.7.80 and regd 17.7.80 to CF Strecker, Alberton and rebuilt. Regd 5.11.82 to Steve M Eisenstein. Regn cld 7.10.85 (or 11.11.85) as sold to UK. Regd G-BMPY 25.4.86 to Steve MF Eisenstein, Llandegla (later Rednal; Sandford Hall, Knockin, Oswestry). CofA issued 5.9.86. Regd 13.5.05 to Neil M Eisenstein, Sandford Hall, Knockin, Oswestry.
"82655" ZS-OST c/n “82655” Regd 6.11.01 to ETD Phelps, Krugersdorp.
"82982" ZS-OSS c/n “82982” (see ZS-BXC) Reserved .01 by ETD Phelps and on rebuild Krugersdorp. Regd 3.8.01 to CB & A Aviation Pty Ltd, Randburg (based Krugersdorp). For sale (12.02) by Johan Niemand, Pretoria. Aircraft crashed into the Modimolle dam near Mafikeng aerodrome 16 April 2013. Two killed. Aircraft to be rebuilt.
"83517" ZS-ARM(2) c/n "83517" (Rebuild from spares by Strecker Brothers; ff 28.4.91). Regd 3.5.91 to Graham McDonald. Regd 1.10.96 to MB Snoyman, Craighall. Op (02) by Classique Aviation, Rand Airport.
"84072" ZS-OSU c/n “84072” (which was T5967 w/off Irby, Cheshire 28.5.45) Regd 6.11.01 to ETD Phelps, Krugersdorp.
"84936" ZS-OSR c/n “84936” (see ZS-BTF) Regd 6.11.01 to ETD Phelps, Krugersdorp.
"85865 & DF116" ZS-OCS c/n “85865 & DF116” (Rebuild from ex-UK components by CF Strecker) Regd 28.7.97 to Moth Vintage Aircraft Co, Rand. Regd 9.9.99 to King Air Trust, Cresta. Sold to Ray Gleimius, based on farm nr Bloemfontein (owner killed 11.06 in crash in Drakensberg Mountains). Sold [early 07] to Andre Bradshaw (at Bloemfontein auction). Fatal crash after take-off Bethlehem, OFS 19.12.07; owner/pilot Andre Bradshaw killed.
"DX752" ZS-LUF c/n “DX752” Regd 3.6.87 (or 17.8.87) to CJ Strecker, Rand. Regd 23.8.93 to HS Louw, Bloemfontein. Current 5.06. Unlikely to be correct id – see VH-RVN; also see VH-BUA for c/n 752. (Possibly c/n DHA809. see also VH-BEQ)
"LA703" ZS-CKZ c/n "LA703" Regd 1.59 to CJ Strecker, Rand. Regd (68) to GS Gibson, Germiston. Regd 24.4.73 to JL Lawson, Skukuza. Regd to K Roets. Regd 24.12.76 to AA Meyer, Alberton. Current .97.
"OU/01/66" ZS-PBE c/n “OU/01/66" ex RIAF "HU-187" (serial incorrect) Regd VT-DPC 4.63 to Govt of India. Crashed on landing Patna 27.10.72; presumed repaired. Shipped to Nigel Wright, t/a Arrow Air Services, Shipdham, UK .79. Presumed sold .95 to Jim Pearce, Findon, Sussex (but not so reported) and then 10.99 on to a S African consortium comprising Ewing, Rehrl & Andrew Torr and were shipped to Rand for rebuild by Strecker Bros; arr 6/7.1.00. Regd ZS-PBE 14.7.03 to JB Van der Merwe, Vaalwater. Regd A2-OLD 3.5.04 to Okavango Helicopters, Maun, Botswana. Regn cld 7.05. Regd ZS-PBE 1.9.05 to JB van der Merwe, Vaalwater (based Wonderboom). Update 12 December 2011. Purchased by Vaughan Kyle in November 2010 and based at Petit Airfield. It is most likely that serial HU-187 is HU-487. It is also noted on the South African website Aviation Databases under the South African Aircraft Register section as having c/n 0U/01/1966
"PFN-1" ZS-FHP c/n "PFN-1" Regd .68 to PF Nicolas, Johannesburg. Regn cld pre .97.
"SAAF 4963" ZS-CMD c/n "SAAF 4963" (but note similarity with identity for ZS-CFS) ex SAAF Regd 6.59 to Defence Flying Club, Swartkop. Regd (68) to WTH Gevers, Waterkloof Ridge. Regd (73) to Howard Janks & Norman Dusheiko, Mondeor, Johannesburg. Regd (75) to NR Vaubell & ptnrs, Johannesburg. Crashed and dbf Alberton 24.8.75; 2 killed.
"U2752" ZS-CJM c/n "U2752" Regd 4.58 to CJ Moolman, Swartkop. Spun into high ground 20.3.65; 1 killed & 1 injured. Parts with Brian Zeederberg, Swimrite Pools, Kew (11.93) - probably for use as spares in rebuild of ZS-BWO. 
DH3852 ZU-EEG  
DHA468 ? PK-VVW impressed RAAF as A17-626 VH-GWB VH-MDV [see c/n 470]
DHA527 ZS-BXA S.Rhodesia as MC-527 SAAF as 4699 ZS-BXA Canc 28.1.55
DHA529 ZS-BSG S.Rhodesia as MC-529 SAAF as 4747 ZS-BSG Canc 7.50
DHA551 ZS-BBO SAAF as 2346 S.Rhodesia as MC-551 (ZS-BBO)
DHA553 ZS-BOE SAAF as 2344 S.Rhodesia as MC-553 ZS-BOE Written off Karasburg 5.3.57
DHA556 ZS-BCK SAAF as 2343 S.Rhodesia as MC-556 ZS-BCK Written off Youngsfield 25.1.51
DHA568 ZS-BCN SAAF as 2341 S.Rhodesia as MC-568 ZS-BCN
DHA573 ZS-AXV SAAF as 2305 S.Rhodesia as MC-573 ZS-AXV Written off Windhoek 14.9.52
DHA608 ZS-BRC DX546 SAAF as 4697 ZS-BRC Written off Pietermaritzburg 2.12.62
DHA610 ZS-BRF DX547 loan SAAF as 2376? S.Rhodesia ZS-BRF Written off Grand Central 16.5.49
DHA648 ZS-BGK SAAF as 2353 S.Rhodesia as MC-648 ZS-BGK Written off Klerksdorp 27.8.50
DHA667 ZS-BGG DX581? SAAF as 2389 (ZS-BGG) Not converted
DHA669 ZS-BKR DX583 SAAF as 2425 ZS-BKR Written off Wonderboom 30.8.55
DHA670 ZS-BTS DX584 SAAF as 2390 ZS-BTS (VP-YJG) VP-YIZ
DHA685 ZS-BKS S.Rhodesia as MC-685 SAAF as 4745 ZS-BKS Syrian AF
DHA697 ZS-DHP DX595 S.Rhodesia SAAF as 4663 ZS-DHP Canc 9.5.56
DHA700 ZS-BYW DX598 SAAF as 2400 ZS-BYW Written off Witbank 6.48
DHA711 ZS-OOR DX609 SAAF as 2397 Rhodesian ATG SRAF as SR-94 VP-YNV ZS-YNW? ZS-OOR
DHA712 ZS-BXD DX610 SAAF as 2407 ZS-BXD VP-YMZ ZS-DNC VP-YMZ ZS-FRE OO-DJU? Written off Windhoek 21.11.68
DHA715 ZS-BGS DX627 SAAF as 2410 ZS-BGS
DHA716 ZS-BTY DX628 SAAF as 2411 ZS-BTY Written off Windhoek
DHA721 ZS-BNZ DX633 SAAF as 2413 ZS-BNZ Written off Fort Beaufort 1.12.57
DHA728 ZS-FZF DX640 S.Rhodesia CR-AHR ZS-FZF
DHA737 ZS-DND DX649 S.Rhodesia SAAF as 4733 ZS-DND HB-UCJ
DHA745 ZS-CFH DX657 SAAF as 4750 S.Rhodesia ZS-CFH YU-CHX? Written off Vrede 19.10.57
DHA749 ZS-CFA DX661 SAAF as 2424 ZS-CFA Written off Rand 14.5.58
DHA752 ZS-VIG DX664 SAAF as 2427 (Query ZS-BUA) VP-YJT ZS-LUF (ZU-AWS) (Query ZS-VIG)
DHA755 ZS-BYZ DX680 S.Rhodesia SAAF as 2430 RAF (ZS-BYZ)
DHA762 ZS-BYK DX687 SAAF as 2437 ZS-BYK Canc 26.3.54
DHA764 ZS-CCI DX689 S.Rhodesia SAAF as 2439 ZS-CCI Written off Nelspruit 11.57
DHA769 ZS-BTR DX694 S.Rhodesia SAAF as 2444 ZS-BTR VP-YIG
DHA789 ZS-CDP DX714 S.Rhodesia SAAF as 4719 ZS-CDP Written off Springs 13.1.57
OU/03/1966 ZS-TAJ HU-498 VT-DOY ZS-TAJ (Query c/n OU/10/1975)
OU/10/1969 ZS-AAP  
P.68 ZS-FZL c/n P.68 ex Port.AF Regd CR-AGM (.61) to Aero Clube do Chimoio, Vila Pery, PEA. To South Africa and regd ZS-FZL 9.69. Regd (75) to RL Godwin, Pietermaritzburg. Wfu and used for spares for ZS-DGA. To UK .79 (with ZS-DGA). Sold to Roger Knights .84. Regd G-AKUE 12.2.86 to Roger J Knights, London W4. Rebuilt at Rotary Farm, Hatch 87/88. Regd 7.5.87 to Stewart J Ellis, Bryngwyn Bach. Badly damaged on take-off Bryngwyn Bach, St Asaph 2.1.89. On rebuild (7.89) by Ian Grace, t/a Chilbolton Aviation, Chilbolton. Regd 30.5.89 to David F Hodgkinson, Gravesend (still on rebuild Chilbolton (2.91); to Kemble (6.97). Rebuilt and CofA renewed 5.4.01; based White Waltham. Slightly damaged in ground collision with Cessna 152 G-BMTB at Redhill 15.8.10; reflown 10.10.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AAA see ZS-OPB
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AHI c/n unknown (but probably c/n 3496 (Gipsy Major #8539); supplied with UK CofA 5459 issued 24.4.36 to DHSA) Regd 5.36. Impressed as SAAF 1513 3.40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AIS c/n unknown Regd 11.36. Crashed in Northern Italy on flight to Europe 4.37. Probably the aircraft flown by Proost and named “Sacharias Sais” from Johannesburg, en route Amsterdam and which was missing en route Pisa to Marseille 18.4.37.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AJB c/n unknown Regd 9.37. Impressed as SAAF 1543 3.40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AJC c/n unknown Regd 9.37.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AJD c/n unknown Regd 9.37. Crashed nr Kloof 20.3.38.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AJV c/n unknown Regd 3.37. Impressed as SAAF 1526 3.40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AKB c/n unknown Regd 3.37. Crashed Lyttleton 2.2.38
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AKD c/n unknown Regd 4.37. Impressed as SAAF 1529 .40. 
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AKE c/n unknown Regd 4.37. Impressed as SAAF 1530 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AKS c/n unknown Regd 6.37. Crashed following mid-air collision with SAAF Tutor nr Roberts Heights 5.10.38.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ALB c/n unknown Regd 9.37. Impressed as SAAF 1460 3.40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ALC c/n unknown Regd 8.37. Crashed 29.11.37.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AMA c/n unknown Regd 12.37. Impressed as SAAF 1512 3.40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ANJ c/n unknown Regd 9.38. Impressed as SAAF 1532 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ANK c/n unknown Regd 4.38. Impressed as SAAF 1510 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ANL c/n unknown Regd 3.38. Impressed as SAAF 1452 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ANW c/n unknown Regd 5.38. Impressed as SAAF 1518 .40. 
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ANZ c/n unknown Regd 5.38. Impressed as SAAF 1462 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AOB c/n unknown Regd 3.39. Impressed as SAAF 1533 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AOV c/n unknown Regd 9.38. Impressed as SAAF 1464 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-APH c/n unknown Regd 3.39. Impressed as SAAF 1468 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ARH c/n unknown Regd 1.40. Impressed as SAAF 1534 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ARK see ZS-ANR
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ARL see ZS-ANS
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ARM c/n unknown Regn cld as not taken up 1.8.47.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ARS c/n unknown Regn cld as not taken up 1.8.47.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ASD c/n unknown Possibly c/n 82932 Regd 5.40. Impressed as SAAF 1457 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ASE c/n unknown Possibly c/n 82933. Regd 5.40. Impressed as SAAF 1454 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ASG c/n unknown Possibly c/n 82934 Regd 5.40. Impressed as SAAF 1528 .40. Regd ZS-ASG .4x. Regn cld 30.7.49.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ASH c/n unknown Possibly c/n 82935 Regd 5.40. Impressed as SAAF 1515 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ASI c/n unknown Possibly c/n 82937 Regd 5.40. Impressed as SAAF 1438 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ATO c/n unknown (probably ex G-AFNU) Regd to Witwatersrand Technical College Flying Club. Impressed as SAAF 1467 .40.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-ATO(2) see ZS-CDN
Z=c/n unknown ZS-AUK c/n unknown ex KAAU K-31, SAAF 554 Regd .46. Regd ZS-BWL .48. Regd (54) to LBE Hulett, Eshowe, Zululand. Crashed Eshowe 29.6.54. Regn cld 16.1.56. Regd 3.60 to JC Cunningham, Monzi. Regd (68) to Flying Tiger Syndicate, Virginia, Durban. Wfu and regn cld 28.10.69.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-BJF see ZS-AIO
Z=c/n unknown ZS-BUY(2) see ZS-NWJ
Z=c/n unknown ZS-BVO Identity unknown Regn cld as not taken up.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-BWL see ZS-AUK
Z=c/n unknown ZS-BXW see ZS-BXV
Z=c/n unknown ZS-BYY Identity unknown (but Australian-built) Crashed Groot Mariko 29.4.50.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-BZA see ZS-BVP
Z=c/n unknown ZS-CCH see ZS-BTU
Z=c/n unknown ZS-CNT see ZS-BJG
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DBW Identity unknown Regn cld as not taken up.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DDL see ZS-BUE
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DEK see ZS-BTX
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DEU see ZS-BUC
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DFD c/n unknown Regd .51. Regn cld 14.4.51.
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DFM see ZS-BVU
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DGW see ZS-BBL
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DHE see ZS-BBI
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DNC see ZS-BXD
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DNO  
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DNR(2) see ZS-OPA
Z=c/n unknown ZS-DOJ see ZS-BKG
Z=c/n unknown ZS-FEY see ZS-BUC
Z=c/n unknown ZS-FRE see ZS-BXD
Z=c/n unknown ZS-UKW see ZS-BSF
Z=c/n unknown ZS-URO see ZS-DNO
Z=c/n unknown ZS-URP see ZS-ECI
Z=c/n unknown ZS-VIG see ZS-BUA
Z=c/n unknown ZS-VTI see ZS-BWO
Z=c/n unknown ZS-XRF see ZS-FEL
Z=c/n unknown ZU-AWS (ex spares) Regn reserved for rebuild at Tempe (.95). Owner died and project sold to Brian Zeederberg, Baragwanath .95. Reservation cld 1.96. See ZS-BUA / ZS-BWO.
Z=c/n unknown ZU-DYK see ZS-BUT
Z=c/n unknown ZU-EEG see ZS-FEL
Z=c/n unknown ZU-FJW see ZS-BJG
Z=c/n unknown ZU-OLD see ZS-CCN