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| Date: | Monday 31 May 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Irrawaddy Flotilla & Airways Ltd, |
| Registration: | VT-AFZ |
| MSN: | 4092 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bassein River, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Bassein River, Burma |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built by De Havilland at Stag Lane Edgware in 1934 as a Float plane: to India with C of A 4490 issued 5.9.34. Registered VT-AFZ [C of R 240] 7.11.34 to Irrawaddy Flotilla & Airways Ltd, Rangoon; named "Zinyaw".
Damaged beyond repair when it hit buoy on take-off from the Bassein Rivera, Burma 31.5.37. Registration VT-AFZ belatedly canelled 26.8.37
Sources:
http://warbirds.in/Civil/regnpage.php?cur=150&max=50&fmreg=AAA&toreg=ZZZ&acname=&cropt=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathein_River
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vt-aaa.pdf
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_VT-.htm
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 16:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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