Some Historic Pictures

Tiger Moth G-ACDA

Thank you very much for the pictures you posted.

I have just bought a Tiger Moth kit from a guy here in South Africa that he bought back in 1985. THe box was still sealed including a magazine on the aircraft back in the day.

When I opened it and went through all of the plans and labels included I found the registration number “G-ACDA”. In turn I searched for this on the web and found your article about the plane!

If you have any pictures of the original aircraft, please post them! I am trying to find as much information as possible on this plane in order to rebuild this exactly as the original as far possible.

I checked on G-INFO and saw it was in that area. we were thinking about printing some pics and sending to the current owner, but didn’t know how it would be received, don’t want to be intrusive or anything! 😀

I’m amazed that both aircraft in the pictures are still with us, maybe G-ACDA will fly again in the future with some TLC. My wife was very moved to find out that this aircraft still exists, as this would have been the aircraft her grandfather (pictured) flew in his training days, and it was brand new at the time the pictures were taken.

If you could contact the owner it would be appreciated.

Cheers

Justyn

The Tiger Moth belongs to my friend in the Bedford area. I will contact him and mention the pictures to him. The Tiger itself is currently stored and needs a complete rebuild .

After a brief bit of library research, I can add that Tranum apparantly was one of the few professional parachutists in Britain by 1930. Over Easter 1929, he performed a number of public parachute jumps from Avro 504 G-EBWO over the promenade at Caversham Bridge in Reading – one of these resulted in a ducking in the Thames when he misjudged a change in the wind conditions….

On 2nd March 1930 he gave a demo during an air display at Brooklands with a Russell-Lobe parachute – only to drift in strong winds and end up in the famous sewage farm! On 9th June 1930, he parachuted from 3,000ft in front of 20,000 people as part of a 4-hour ‘Air Fete’ at Woodley Aerodrome, Berkshire. Perhaps others know of other appearances by him elsewhere?

Yes I also read that, he also did a jump from 154′ Pasadena Bridge in California, sounds like he was quite a character! 😀

John Tranum (of Danish origin) was famous for his parachuting exploits in the 1930s and certainly visited the UK; he learned to jump in the USA and for example once rode a motorcycle off a 1000 ft cliff, parachuting to safety.

An internet search has turned up the following:
John Tranum died on March 7, 1935, in Copenhagen whilst trying to beat his own world’s record for delayed opening descent, dropping 25,000 feet before using his parachute. His main oxygen apparently failed.

I’ve included another picture my wife found on the net, and cropped our own pics for an identity parade. 😀 I don’t know about you, but I think we have pics of John Tranum, see what you think!

The caption you mention seems to me to refer to John Tranum, a well-known Danish-born parachutist who was a regular on the 1930s air displays scene fo a while – but I believe he may have died in an accident before WW2.

It was spelt “Trainham” on the card I scanned them from, but it could have been an error. It maybe worth trying to fnd some pictures of John “Tranum” for comparison. I thinks it’s wonderful that the man jumped in his shirt and tie! 🙂 Golden days indeed.

Ahh “í” see – well done!

The caption you mention seems to me to refer to John Tranum, a well-known Danish-born parachutist who was a regular on the 1930s air displays scene fo a while – but I believe he may have died in an accident before WW2.

😉 So you should 😉

There was a brief period a month or two ago when it didn’t edit out the name Díck, but now if you want to write it you have to try to find a substitute for a letter, to fool it 😉

Wow thats seamless! What did you use? 😀

Nice pics & thanks for sharing. 🙂

To be honest I haven’t a clue what it was all in aid of. Sadly my wife’s grandfather is no longer here to ask, maybe someone else will be able to shed some light on the subject?

It would be interesting to find out the current state of the Tiger Moth though.

These are lovely photos – thank you very much.

Excuse my ignorance, but what is happening in the second set of photos? Is it practice for pilots “bailing out”, so that the first time they do it isn’t when someone’s shooting at them?

Thanks

Alistair

😉 So you should 😉

There was a brief period a month or two ago when it didn’t edit out the name Díck, but now if you want to write it you have to try to find a substitute for a letter, to fool it 😉

In which case I will most humbly apologise most profusely! 😀 😀

Names aren’t edited unless it’s a short version of Richard, in which case the automated “foul language filter” thinks you’re trying to be rude!

Thanks guys!
Heres one or two more. These are simply described as “Practice delayed drop – John Trainham 15000-2000 feet from a Hart” Sadly the name will probably be edited out by the moderator, but if anyone want’s to know, you can always PM me! 😉

I am estounded that the aircraft involved in this sequence still survives, what a turn up! 🙂

Enjoy!

Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

G-ACDA DH82A Tiger Moth c/n 3175 first on the civil register 6th February 1933 became BB724. It is still current on the register although the CoA expired in 1982.

The Hart II G-ABMR is the very one now at Hendon!

Nice photos , any more !! 🙂