ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220408
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| Date: | Saturday 1 December 1951 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 AFA IAF |
| Registration: | VT-CSQ |
| MSN: | 85546 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glass Factory, Begumpet, Secunderabad, 4 miles from Hyderabad -
 India
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Begumpet, Secunderabad, Telangana, India (VOHY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85546: Taken on charge by the RAF as DE579 at 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 3.4.42. To 222 MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 4.2.43 for packing and crating for overseas shipment. Shipped to South Africa 17.3.43 on the s.s 'Castalia' (LS32); arrived South Africa 19.5.43. Taken on charge by SAAF as '4618'. To 1 Air School, SAAF at Baragwanath, South Africa. RAF record card shows ‘issued to India 7.46; received by Hindustan Aircraft Co, India 27.11.47’. Registered as VT-CSQ 16.4.48 to Government of India, Barrackpore. Issued to No.1 AFA Indian Air Force at Begumpet.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1.12.51 when crashed at Glass Factory, Begumpet, Secunderabad, Telangana, 4 miles from Hyderabad, India, from eight ship formation after caught fire in flight. Instructor Flight Lieutenant Gerald Bertram Cabral and student Flight Cadet S.D. Ghaisad killed. Registration VT-CSQ cancelled 1.12.51 (same day)
Sources:
1. The Indian Express 2 December 1951, p1
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p855.html
4. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/3308
5. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begumpet
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begumpet_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2019 17:39 | TB | Added |
| 16-Sep-2021 17:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Sep-2021 21:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2022 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
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