ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220489
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1953 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Bombay Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | VT-CKC |
| MSN: | DHA.429 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Udvada Railway Station, Gujarat -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bombay Airport, Bombay (Mumbai), India (VABB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.429; Taken on charge by the RAAF as A17-388 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 15.6.41. To 11 EFTS Benalla 25.7.41. To 1 Aircraft Depot 28.2.42. To 7 EFTS Western Junction 13.4.42; transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 1.6.45; put up 'for sale' 6.12.45.
Struck off charge when sold 31.5.46 for £50 to J.T. Brown/Kingsford Smith Aero Service; issued 3.7.46. Australian civil registered as VH-AUX (C of R 1161) 13.1.47 to John T Brown, t/a Kingsford Smith Aviation Service, Mascot, NSW. Despatched to India 7.1.47. Australian civil registration VH-AUX cancelled 20.8.47.
Re-registered in India VT-CKC on 28.3.47 to Bombay Flying Club Ltd.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed due to engine failure and crashed near Udvada Railway Station, Gujarat, 110 miles North of Bombay (Mumbai) on the afternoon of 3.6.53. Registration VT-CKC cancelled as 'withdrawn from use' 14.11.53.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
4. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10250-vh-aux-1
5. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qacid=2&qt=TY
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udvada_railway_station
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2019 18:06 | TB | Added |
| 09-Oct-2021 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Oct-2021 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Oct-2021 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
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