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| Date: | Friday 26 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Vliegclub Soerabaja |
| Registration: | PK-SBJ |
| MSN: | DHA.411 |
| Engine model: | de Havilland Gipsy Major |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tanjung Perak Port, Soerabaja, East Java -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Tanjung Perak Airport, Perak, Surabaya (WRSP) |
| Tanjung Perak Airport, Perak, Surabaya (WRSP) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.411 (Gipsy Major #183); Registered in Indonesia as PK-SBJ in 6.41 to Nederlandsch Indisch Luchtvaartfonds. Arrived Tandjoeng Priok in 6.41; assembled at Tjililitan by RNEIAF [Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force]. To Vliegclub Surabaya by 31.7.41
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26.9.41; Lost control in a tight turn and crashed while performing in an air show near the Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Registration PK-SBJ belatedly cancelled 31.3.42
Sources:
1. Soerabaijasch handelsblad 26-09-1941
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PK-.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2020 13:41 | Cobar | Added |
| 02-Feb-2020 13:41 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Sep-2021 16:09 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 09-Sep-2021 16:10 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 19-Sep-2021 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 11-Jun-2022 02:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2023 01:56 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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