ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220453
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| Date: | Thursday 5 March 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hyderabad State Aero Club |
| Registration: | VT-CMW |
| MSN: | DHA.128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Patancheru, Hyderabad, Sangareddy, Telangana -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Begumpet aerodrome, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (BGM/VOHY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth DHA.128 (Gift aircraft by the Victorian Paper Industry); built by DH Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge as A17-131 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 21.10.40 ex-de Havilland (with engine #86295). To 8 EFTS Narrandera 25.11.40. One of eleven Tiger Moths damaged in gales at Narrandera 6.12.40; Probable repair or write off. The eleven Tiger Moths affected were: A17-100, A17-102, A17-103, A17-104, A17-108, A17-114, A17-121, A17-122, A17-129, A17-130 and A17-131.
To DH Australia Mascot 22.1.41 for repairs; to 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 21.6.41 after repairs completed. To 11 EFTS Benalla 25.7.41. To 1 Aircraft Depot 23.2.42; issued to 7 EFTS Western Junction 19.3.42. To Care & Maintenance Unit, Western Junction 1.6.45; put up 'for sale' 6.12.45.
Sold 31.5.46 for £70 to Kingsford Smith Aero Co/J.T. Brown, Mascot; issued 5.7.46. Australian registered as VH-AVF (C of R 1213) 18.3.47 to John T Brown, t/a Kingsford Smith Aviation Service, Mascot. Despatched to India 14.4.47. Registration VH-AVF cancelled 12.8.47 as 'sold to India'.
Re-registered in India as VT-CMW 22.7.47 to Bombay Flying Club. Regd 7.11.49 to Hyderabad State Aero Club, Begumpet aerodrome, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 5.3.53 on training flight at Patancheru, Hyderabad, Sangareddy, Telangana. The pilot - Flight Cadet A K Singh, 1 AFA, Indian Air Force - was killed
Registration VT-CMW cancelled as "Withdrawn From Use" 25.8.53
Sources:
1. The Indian Express 6 March 1953, p 5
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus1.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
5. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qunit=1%20AFA&qt=UT
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patancheru
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2019 19:05 | TB | Added |
| 08-Oct-2021 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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