ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205901
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| Date: | 14-JAN-1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Rand Flying Club |
| Registration: | ZS-AIY |
| MSN: | 3674 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rustenburg Airfield, Rustenburg, North West Province -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rustenburg Airfield, North West Province, South Africa (FARG) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First Registered [C of R 8377] as G-AFFO 17.3.38 to H. Hemming & Partners Ltd, London SW.1 (aircraft based at Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey). C of A 6224 issued 19.3.38. Registration cancelled 11.5.38 as sold. Re-registered in South Africa as ZS-AIY 6.38. Impressed into SAAF as 1517 in 1940. Regd ZS-AIY 1946 to Rand Flying Club, Germiston. Damaged when undercarriage collapsed taxying after landing Rand Airport, Germiston 24.1.47; repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed during low aerobatics at Rustenburg Airfield, Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa 14.1.50; both persons on board killed.
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes?view=article&id=80:register-gb-g-af&catid=15:aeroplanes
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFFO.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A10.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
5. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p036.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
8. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/zs-aaa.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustenburg_Airfield
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2018 17:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Sep-2021 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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