Date:	Thursday 14 August 1941
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	5 EFTS, RAAF
Registration:	A17-86
MSN:	DHA.83
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAAF Narromine, NSW -   Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAAF Narromine, NSW (YNRM)
Destination airport:	RAAF Narromine, NSW (YNRM)

Narrative:
c/no. DHA.83 (Gipsy Major #86226): Taken on charge as A17-86 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 9.9.40. To 5 EFTS RAAF Narromine, NSW 24.9.40.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when aircraft collided with obstruction light near wind sock at RAAF Narromine, NSW 14.8.41. Not repaired: deemed as a non-effective airframe 16.8.41. Authorised to be reduced to scrap and components and Struck off charge 10.9.41.

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. National Archives of Australia: Tiger Moth A17 accident 1941-1945 [Accidents Part 8]: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7127153
5. Photo of A17-86 in March 1941: https://kristenalexanderauthor.blogspot.com/2013/03/19-march-1941-jack-davenport-soloed-at.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._5_Elementary_Flying_Training_School_RAAF#History
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narromine_Airport
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Station_Narromine

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Apr-2025 22:53	Dr. John Smith	Added