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| Date: | Tuesday 28 December 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 7 EFTS, RAAF |
| Registration: | A17-85 |
| MSN: | DHA.82 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West of Nile RLG (Relief Landing Ground), SW of Longford, Tasmania -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Western Junction, Launceton, Tasmania (LST/YMLT) |
DH.82A Tiger Moth A17-85, 7 EFTS, RAAF Western Junction, Launceston, Tasmania: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed West of Nile RLG (Relief Landing Ground), Tasmania, 28.12.43 during low flying. Aircraft crashed attempting to avoid telephone wires. Extensively damaged. Pilot - Sergeant A W Walmsley - uninjured. Authorised to reduced to scrap and components and Struck off charge 10.1.44
Nile is a rural locality in the local government area of Northern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south-west of the town of Longford.
Sources:
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. Accident 25.7.43: https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/tas04.htm
5. National Archives of Australia - Tiger Moth A17 Accidents 1942 - 1949: Series number A9845: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127262
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._7_Elementary_Flying_Training_School_RAAF#History
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launceston_Airport#History
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile,_Tasmania
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2025 20:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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