ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224098
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| Date: | Friday 10 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Vrijwillig Vlieger Corps |
| Registration: | PK-VVB? |
| MSN: | DHA.450 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Gemolong, Sangiran, East Java -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kota Madiun, East Java, Indonesia |
| Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. |
DH.82A Tiger Moth DHA.450 (Gipsy Major #226). Built by DH Australia at Mascot, NSW. Supplied to Vrijwillig Vlieger Corps (VVC) in Netherlands East Indies in July/August 1941 and registered as PK-VVB in the PK-VVA to PK-VWX series
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in an emergency landing on a soccer pitch at Gemolong, Sangiran, East Java,
after losing the propeller at 2,500 metres. The aircraft was destroyed when it caught fire on a train that was transporting it back to Semarang.
Note: The identity of the aircraft is subject to some doubt, it may have been a Tiger Moth from the PK-VV# series.
Sources:
1. Bataviaasch nieuwsblad 13-10-1941
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1940.htm#24.10.1941
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PK-.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangiran
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2019 10:04 | Cobar | Added |
| 10-Aug-2021 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-Jul-2023 05:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]] |
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