Accident de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth VT-AGG,
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Date:Monday 16 November 1936
Time:day
Type:de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Owner/operator:Jodhpur Flying Club
Registration: VT-AGG
MSN: 7102
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Asaranada, 20 miles North East of Jodhpur, Rajasthan -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Jodhpur Airport, Jodhpur, India (VIJO)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
c/no. 7102: To Maharajah of Jodhpur with C of A 4918 issued 20.6.35. Registered as VT-AGG 11.2.35 to H.H. The Maharajah of Jodhpur, and operated by Jodhpur Flying Club, Jodhpur; delivered 14.9.35.

Written off when crashed near Asaranada, 20 miles North East of Jodhpur, Rajasthan 16.11.36; Robert Alexander Tarleton [aged 43, Superintendent of Jodhpur Railway] killed, probably after being taken ill in flight. Registration VT-AGG cancelled 17.10.37.

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p071.html
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-india-register
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
5. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Robert_Alexander_Tarleton
6. https://anatomyofanenglishman.com/getperson.php?personID=I923&tree=1&sitever=standard
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodhpur_Airport#History

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Oct-2022 01:23 Dr. John Smith Added
12-Oct-2022 16:47 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location]

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