Date:	Monday 30 January 1956
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	The Dehli Flying Club Ltd
Registration:	VT-CRZ
MSN:	DHA.153
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Muradnagar, Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh -   India
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Safdarjung Airport, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi, India (VIDD)
Destination airport:	Muradnagar, Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VT-CRZ, The Dehli Flying Club Ltd: Written off 30.1.56 when damaged in forced landing at Muradnagar, Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably not repaired and written off as "damaged beyond repair", as the registration VT-CRZ cancelled as "reduced to spares" 8.7.57.

Muradnagar is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It lies about 22 km (14 mi) from Ghaziabad, the district headquarters, and 55 km (34 miles) from Delhi.

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/pAus1.html
4. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/VT-CRZ.html
5. https://schools.mapmytalent.in/college/delhi-flying-club
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safdarjung_Airport#Post-independence
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muradnagar

c/no. DHA.153: Taken on charge as A17-152 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 4.11.40. To 4 EFTS RAAF Mascot, Sydney, NSW 25.11.40. Collided with DH.60 Moth VH-UAK at Mascot, Sudney 30.12.40; repaired and returned to service. Collided with Tiger Moth A17-128 Mascot 31.7.41; repaired and returned to service. To 5 EFTS RAAF Narromine, NSW 30.8.41. Damaged on landing at RAAF Narromine, NSW 2.10.41; repaired and retuned to service. Damaged on landing at RAAF Narromine, NSW 3.8.42; repaired and returned to service. To DeHavilland Australia at Mascot, Sydney, NSW 16.1.43 for overhaul. Upon completion, to 2 Aircraft Park 3.3.43; stored at 5 EFTS 7.3.43, then to 10 EFTS RAAF Temora 22.3.43. Withdsrawn to storage reserve with effect from 20.8.45; transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 12.3.46 for storage pending disposal; put up for sale 7.6.46.

Struck off charge when sold 2.6.47 for £60 to M J Currington, Sydney; issued to him 30.6.47. Not registered in Australia: probably exported in late 1947 or early 1948 by Kingsford Smith Aircraft Services, Mascot, Sydney, NSW, as re-registered VT-CRZ 18.2.48 to The Delhi Flying Club Ltd.

Damaged in forced landing Muradnagar 30.1.56; probably written off as damaged beyond repair, as registration VT-CRZ cancelled as "reduced to spares" 8.7.57.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
11-Apr-2025 06:55	Dr. John Smith	Added