ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186926
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 September 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Dum Dum CF RAF |
| Registration: | Z-04 |
| MSN: | DHA.251 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Feni, Chittagong -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Feni, Chittagong |
| RAF Dum Dum, Calcutta, India |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.251 (Gipsy Major #46). Built by DH Australia at Mascot, NSW. Two Tiger Moths obtained from the Government of India (ex-civil) to serve as initial equipment for the Burma Volunteer Air Force (BVAF) in mid 1940. Five more delivered in crates from the UK aboard the SS Burma. Assembled November 1940-January 1941. Two additional aircraft obtained from Australia in 1941. (Z-0004/MSN DHA.251 was one of these). Total of 9 acquired. In April 1941 the BVAF was re-organised into a Communications Flight for Nos. 221 and 224 Groups at Dum Dum, India. To RAF Communications Flight, Dum Dum, Calcutta 4.41.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21.9.43 when crashed on take off at Feni, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Note that at the time of the above incident, Feni was in India. It became part of Pakistan in 1947, and Bangladesh in 1971
Sources:
1. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/burma/burma-bvaf-aircraft.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus2.html
3. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/burma/burma_bvaf_hist_orbat.htm#apr1942
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feni,_Bangladesh
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2016 16:01 | TB | Added |
| 18-Aug-2021 16:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 18-Aug-2021 16:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2021 10:03 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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