ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206766
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Spencers Gulf Aero Club |
| Registration: | VH-ACT |
| MSN: | 82293 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Spencer Gulf, off SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Parafield Airport, South Australia (YPPF) |
| Whyalla Airport, Whyalla, South Australia (YWHA) |
First civil registered in the UK [C of R 9236] on 24.10.39 as G-AFZC to the de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd., Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Possibly not taken up, as the registration card for G-AFZC is endorsed "Previous allocation to Tiger Moth 82293 cancelled. 14.8.44: Markings reserved for radio call sign for Liberator aircraft flown by Americans - see file - marks not to be allocated". VH-ACT was imported into Australia just as WW II broke out, to be used for the civilian training of RAAF pilots under the EFTS (Empire Flying Training School) scheme. As such, it was registered to Spencers Gulf Aero Club on 9.2.40 at Whyalla, South Australia
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.6.43 when went missing over - and is presumed to have crashed into - the waters of the Spencer Gulf, South Australia at approximate co ordinates: 34°41′ 6667″ S,136°75′ 0″ E. The Tiger Moth was en route from Parafield to Whyalla; pilot E.G. Gage killed. Registration VH-ACT cancelled 23.8.43.
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFZC.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p822.html
6. http://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-ACT.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-A.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Gulf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2018 13:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Feb-2018 13:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2021 17:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Jun-2022 22:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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