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| Date: | Tuesday 28 August 1962 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Chemicals & Air Services Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-WPM |
| MSN: | AW/A/20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Toowoomba Aerodrome, Mutze Street, Wilsonton, Toowoomba, Qld -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Toowoomba Aerodrome, Toowoomba, Queensland (TWB/YTWB) |
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-WPM, Chemicals & Air Services Pty Ltd: Written off (destroyed by fire) in a hangar fire at Toowoomba City Aerodrome, Mutze Street, Wilsonton, Toowoomba, Queensland, overnight on 28-29.8.62. The same hangar fire also destroyed another DH.82A Tiger Moth (VH-BPI), a DHC-1 Chipmunk (VH-DDD) and a DH87 Hornet Moth (VH-UUX). No injuries or fatalities were reported. Registration VH-WPM cancelled 29.8.62 as "destroyed"
Toowoomba City Aerodrome (IATA: TWB, ICAO: YTWB) is an airport located 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km; 2.5 miles) northwest from the CBD of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Until 2015, it was called Toowoomba Aerodrome.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10977:vh-awm-1
3. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/32782:vh-snh-1
4. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/37899:vh-wpm-1
5. The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette (Toowoomba, Qld) 29 August 1962
6. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/Austsz.html
7. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/Austsz.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toowoomba_City_Aerodrome
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History of this aircraft
DH.82A Tiger Moth c/no. AW/A/20 (Airwork rebuild from spares). Registered as VH-AWM 29.9.59 to Airwork Co Pty Ltd, Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland. Re-registered VH-SNH 11.8.60 to Robert M Tracey, Milmerran, Queensland. Re-registered VH-WPM 29.3.62 to Chemicals & Air Services Pty Ltd, Brisbane.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2025 05:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Apr-2025 16:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
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