ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104427
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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | HQ Flt /45th SGp USAAF |
| Registration: | A17-960 |
| MSN: | DHA960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Port Moresby? -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Port Morseby, PNG |
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth: built by DH Australia, at Mascot, Sydney, NSW. Issued ex-2AD RAAF to US Army Townsville 30/06/42 as one of 20 "reverse lend-lease" aircraft. Tiger Moths A17-902 through to A17-965 above were all supplied direct to the USAAF in June 1942 from stocks of aircraft that were built originally for supply to South Africa or Southern Rhodesia under Empire Air Training School program. They were not consigned there following Japan's entry into the war on 7/12/1941. They were subsequently held in storage in the Sydney area. While used by the USAAF they did not get allocated US Serials. They used the 3 digits of the deHavilland construction number on their tail.
Tiger Moth 960 (ex-A17-960) believed to have been operated by HQ Flight, 45 Signals Group, USAAF at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Pilot recorded as Lt Forrest R Harsh, USAAF.
960 (ex-A17-960) Crashed 20 January 1944 in Papua New Guinea - possibly at Port Morseby. *Official records list the crash as being at APO926, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. However, that is simply the location of where the crash was recorded, not where it took place!
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jan1944O.htm
2. https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld133.htm
3. https://www.ozatwar.com//prangs1.htm
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17c.htm
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus9.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Moresby#World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2012 20:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2012 12:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Aug-2021 19:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2021 22:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Aug-2021 22:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-May-2023 04:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator]] |
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