ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224100
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| Date: | Sunday 12 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Vliegclub Malang |
| Registration: | PK-SBB |
| MSN: | 82234 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Singosari, East Java -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Singosari, Malang Regency, East Java |
| Singosari, Malang Regency, East Java |
Tiger Moth MSN 82234 (Gipsy Major #81672) Registered as G-AFXZ (C of R 9208) 22.8.39 to The Northern Aviation School & Club Ltd, Barton, Salford, Lancashire. C of A 6741 issued 24.8.39; delivered 29.8.39. REgistration G-AFXZ cancelled 6.5.40 and registered 7.5.40 to W.S. Shackleton Ltd, London W1. Registration cancelled 8.5.40 as 'sold abroad'. Ferried Barton to Witney 11.5.40. To Netherlands East Indies (as one of PK-SBA to SBD)
Four Tiger Moths (G-AFTI, G-AFXZ, G-AFYB and G-AFYC) were all sold abroad via W.S. Shackleton Ltd to the Netherlands East Indies and UK Registrations cancelled 8.5.40. The purchase negotiations were conducted by Mr Krayenhoff, an NEI private pilot and director of BPM (Shell) who was in the UK at the time; three were reported as bought in April 40, with the fourth in May 40. They were assembled by MLD at Surabaya 8.40 and took up the registrations PK-SBA to PK-SBD. Unfortunately the actual tie-ups remain unknown.
PK-SBB Registered 5.8.40 to Nederlandsch Indisch Luchtvaartfonds/Vliegclub Surabaya. Operated by Marine Luchtvaart Dienst (Naval Air Service)(MLD) 4.11.40-20.2.41. Re-registered 27.9.41 to Vliegclub Malang.
Written off (destroyed) in a flying accident when came in too low for landing hit a tree and crashed into a house at Singosari, Malang Regency, East Java, Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) 12.10.41. Registration PK-SBB cancelled 31.3.42
Singosari is a district in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It is situated about 400 m above sea-level,
Sources:
1. Soerabaijasch handelsblad 14-10-1941
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFXZ.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PK-.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p822.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singosari
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2019 11:18 | Cobar | Added |
| 18-Apr-2019 11:22 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2020 17:03 | Cobar | Updated [Registration] |
| 29-Jul-2021 22:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Jun-2022 23:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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