ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145843
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| Date: | Sunday 15 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 AC Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ658 |
| MSN: | 83460 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Seletar -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Seletar, Singapore |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 83460 (Gipsy Major #83167): Ordered for RAF T5751 and built by DH in the UK, but shipped direct to New Zealand on SS 'Wairangi' 23.6.40. Taken on charge as NZ658 at Rongotai 29.8.40. To
Singapore 13.8.41 [shipped on the s.s 'Nabada'] with No 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron for use by Squadron Leader E.C. Smart; not used and stored Seletar.
Transferred to RAF charge at Seletar [late 1941]. Abandoned at RAF Seletar, Singapore during "The Fall Of Singapore" (which took place betwen 7.2.42 and 15.2.42) and possibly destroyed at Seletar or Tengah after the Japanese occupation.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p834.html
3. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/75794
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Singapore#Fall_of_Singapore
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2012 17:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jan-2013 13:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2013 06:57 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Aug-2021 19:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Aug-2021 22:23 | SD | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2023 04:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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