Date:	Tuesday 10 June 1952
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Royal Victorian Aero Club
Registration:	VH-ASE
MSN:	DHA.32
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Bacchus Marsh Airfield, 4 miles South of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria -   Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Bacchus Marsh Airfield, Victoria (YBSS)

Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10.6.52 when crashed on landing at Bacchus Marsh Airfield, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Registration VH-ASE cancelled 7.7.52. To confuse matters, this airframe was replaced with another Tiger Moth, formerly VH-AUJ (c/no 83187) which was re-registered VH-ASE ("The Second")

Bacchus Marsh (Wathawurrung: Pullerbopulloke) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 50 kilometres (30 miles) north-west of the state capital Melbourne, at a near equidistance to the major cities of Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong. Bacchus Marsh Airfield (ICAO: YBSS) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 miles) south of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus0.html
4. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-ASE%281%29.html
5. VH-ASE "The first": https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10575:vh-ase-1
6. VH-ASE "The second": https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10576:vh-ase-2
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorabbin_Airport
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacchus_Marsh_Airfield

c/no. DHA.32 (Gipsy Major #86279): Taken on charge as A17-35 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 6.7.40. To 5 EFTS RAAF Narromine, NSW 18.7.40. Damaged in a forced landing while ferry flight to Mascot, Sydney 3.6.42. Damage not known, but to DeHavilland Australia at Mascot, Sydney, NSW for overhaul/repairs 3.6.42; to 2 Aircraft Depot upon completion of repairs 15.7.42. To 1 AOS 3.8.42. To 10 EFTS RAAF Temora 17.8.42. To CFS RAAF Tamworth 21.10.43; to CFS RAAF Parkes 19.1.44; to CFS RAAF Point Cook 18.9.44. To RAAF Point Cook for storage 11.5.45; put up for disposal 6.12.45. Sold 6.3.46 to Royal Victorian Aero Club for £357.50 (5 aircraft for £1785.10 less 50% £892.15); issued to them 1.5.46.

Civil registered as VH-ASE (C of R 1023) 2.8.46 to Royal Victorian Aero Club, Essendon. Melbourne, Victoria. Damaged when overshot runway on landing Essendon, Melbourne 4.1.48; repaired. Damaged on landing Essendon 17.3.49; repaired. Club relocated to Moorabbin Airport from 15.12.49.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Mar-2025 08:54	Dr. John Smith	Added
28-Mar-2025 08:56	ASN	Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ]