RNZAF WWII Tiger Moth Codes Matched to Serials

[Dave Homewood]

Here is a list of RNZAF de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth serial numbers with their assigned Code Numbers/Letters. In a similar vein to the P-40 Codes list, what can you add here, or correct?

No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Taieri
NZ1424 - 24 - 1EFTS (post-WWII)
NZ1427 - 27 - 1EFTS (post-WWII)
NZ1435 - 35 - 1EFTS (post-WWII)
NZ1484 - 84 - 1EFTS (post-WWII)

No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School, New Plymouth/Ashburton
NZ779 - 5 - 2EFTS
NZ787 - 46 - 2EFTS Ashburton
NZ1423 - 6 - 2EFTS

No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School, Harewood
NZ652 - 23 - 3EFTS
NZ653 - EI - 3EFTS
NZ655 - 24 - 3EFTS
NZ657 - DI - 3EFTS
NZ668 - 39 - 3EFTS
NZ671 - G - 3EFTS
NZ675 - 27- 3EFTS
NZ678 - 48 - 3EFTS
NZ734 - D - 3EFTS
NZ735 - 31 - 3EFTS
NZ740 - H - 3EFTS
NZ752 - 35 - 3EFTS
NZ753 - 36 - 3EFTS
NZ756 - 46 - 3EFTS
NZ757 - 39 - 3EFTS
NZ764 - 44 - 3EFTS (large code letters IW)
NZ780 - 45 - 3EFTS
NZ813 - RI - 3EFTS(or is it R1? Looks like an I though)
NZ882 - A1 - 3EFTS
NZ889 - J1 - 3EFTS
NZ891 - Y - 3EFTS
NZ893 - O - 3EFTS
NZ894 - Z - 3EFTS
NZ1443 - 43 - 3EFTS
NZ1465 - 23 - 3EFTS
NZ1482 - 82 - 3EFTS

No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School, Whenuapai
NZ664 - 32 - 4EFTS
NZ672 - 30 - 4EFTS
NZ775 - 45 - 4EFTS
NZ784 - 53 - 4EFTS
NZ789 - 60 - 4EFTS
NZ792 - 62 - 4EFTS
NZ797 - 67 - 4EFTS

Flying Instructors School, Hobsonville (1940)
NZ723 - E
NZ741 - I

Other Units
NZ1486 - 39 - Grading School, Taieri

NZ1488 - 88 - Wigram in 1949
NZ1492 - 33 - Grading School, Taieri

Elementary Flying Training School or Other Unit Unknown
NZ756 - 46
NZ772 - 31
NZ793 - 45
NZ815 - 56
NZ1402 - 42
NZ1415 - 15
NZ1464 - 36
NZ1471 - 49

Codes Known But Not Serials
NZ??? - 30- 3EFTS
NZ??? - 39 - 3EFTS
NZ??? - 40- 3EFTS
NZ??? - 50 on cowl, K on fuselage - 3EFTS (July 1941)
NZ6?7 - 57 - 3EFTS
NZ??? - 62 - 3EFTS (July 1941)
NZ??? - 64 - 3EFTS (July 1941)
NZ??? - 26 - 4EFTS
NZ??? - 28 - 4EFTS
NZ??? - 39 - 4EFTS
NZ??? - 41 - 4EFTS
NZ??? - 43 - 4EFTS
NZ??? - 50 - 4EFTS

Serials Known But Not Codes
NZ778 - ?? - 4EFTS
NZ784 - ?? - 4EFTS

Codes used on civilian owned Tigers in RNZAF schemes which may or may not be the right code.
Can anyone prove these codes are historically correct?
NZ776 - 46 - MOTAT's Tiger
NZ795 - 46 - RNZAF Historic Flight's Aircraft
NZ892 - 92 - ZK-ANQ
NZ1423 - 43 - ZK-DHA
NZ1443 - 43 - ZK-BRL
NZ1448 - 48 - ZK-BLI
NZ1485 - 49 - ZK-DAM

[alisonsmith]

Dave, these are the Tiger Moth serial numbers that my father-in-law flew at No. 3 EFTS at Harewood from his logbook.

March-April 1944
737, 740, 756, 759, 768, 780, 810, 811, 833, 882, 884, 888, 1423, 1427, 1459, 1465, 1474

April-May 1945 (refresher training after his return from the BCATP in Canada)

661, 669, 681, 688, 756, 792, 803, 808, 857, 879, 888, 1465, 1491

[Dave Homewood]

Thanks Alison.

[classicman]

No code numbers sorry, but from my grandfather’s logbooks:

DH82 2EFTS New Plymouth Nov 1941-Dec 1941

NZ503
NZ684
NZ805
NZ816
NZ786
NZ860
NZ855
NZ775 (First Solo)
NZ887
NZ857
NZ785
NZ878
NZ823
NZ677
NZ820
NZ835
NZ881
NZ853

The next time he would fly a DH82 was at No10 FIS RAF Woodley in July 1942.

[shorty]

NZ741-33 A/C that Albie Rountree soloed in.

[planewriting]

Decided to look at my father's logbook as he too was at 2 EFTS New Plymouth (1940). His Tiger Moths were

NZ854
NZ881
NZ852
NZ739
NZ754
NZ853
NZ738
NZ860
NZ851
NZ859

Interestingly, the first one he flew, NZ854, is now the only one still on the register (ZK-APP). What's more, of the two flights he did in that aircraft, the first one was on 12 July 1940. Yes, exactly 80 years ago this very day.

[johnmc]

Dave

My father flew following at 1 EFTS Taieri 1940

706 (first flight)
714 (first solo)
716
747
864
868
872
873
877

cheers
JM

[johnmc]

Following website has info on 868 which is in Australia

www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=136339

1939

Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.
Built for contract number 778402/38.

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n N9271.

15 February 1940

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ868.

30 April 1941

Transferred to No 1 EFTS, Taieri.

1943

To No 2 EFTS, Ashburton.
With No3EFTS, Harewood1943-1944.

P/O Raymond Newton DFC first solo flight.

25 September 1947

To S Lister, Taieri with new c/r ZK-API.

By 1949

Converted to canopy version.

To Hewett Aviation keeping c/r ZK-API.

Crashed at Tokanui near Waikawa on 12th Oct 1956 killing piolet Harold Campbell.

28 May 1965

To Raymond Windred, Dungog, NSW with new c/r VH-RAW {2}.

Circa 24 September 1998

Certificate of airworthiness for VH-RAW {2} (DH-82A, 82372) issued.

24 September 1998

To Raymond Adrian Windred, Dungog, NSW keeping c/r VH-RAW {2}.

24 September 1998

To Windred Raymond, Dungog, NSW keeping c/r VH-RAW {2}.

21 March 2019

To Tomislav Rade Benno Filipcevic, Hamilton, NSW keeping c/r VH-RAW {2}.

[crispingw]

Missing serial NZ67? Code 27, 3EFTS. This is NZ675  

[Dave Homewood]

Thank you!