Date:	Tuesday 2 September 1952
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Super Spread Pty Ltd
Registration:	VH-AMD
MSN:	DHA.262
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Oakley, Queensland -   Australia
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Toowoomba Aerodrome, Toowoomba, Queensland (TWB/YTWB)
Destination airport:	Oakley, Queensland

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-AMD, Super Spread Pty Ltd., Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.9.52 when crashed during agricultural operations (crop spraying/top dressing) at Oakley, Queensland.

Registration VH-AMD cancelled 8.10.52 as "destroyed". Oakey is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

Note that the above incident refers to Tiger Moth VH-AMD "the first". The registration VH-AMD was re-allocated in 1969 to a second Tiger Moth (which was c/no. DHA.154 - the former VH-BTW (and VH-BLK and A17-153 before that)).

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-AMD.html
3. VH-AMD the 1st: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10045:vh-amd-2
4. VH-AMD the 2nd: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10046:vh-amd-3
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus2.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakey,_Queensland#20th_century

c/no. DHA.262: Taken on charge as A17-243 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 3.2.41. To 4 EFTS RAAF Mascot, Sydney, NSW 3.3.41. To 10 EFTS RAAF Temora, NSW 20.4.42. To De Havilland Australia at Mascot, Sydney, NSW 20.9.43 for overhaul; DHA No T172. Upon completion, delivered to 2 Aircraft Park, Bankstown, Sydney, NSW 1.12.43. To 11 EFTS RAAF Benalla, Victoria 13.12.43. Withdrawn from service to storage reserve at RAAF Benalla, Victoria 7.5.45. Put up for sale 6.12.45; to Care & Maintenance Unit 1.3.46 for long-term storage pending disposal.

Struck off charge when sold 11.3.46 for £319.10 to Victorian & Interstate Airways Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria; issued to them 27.3.46. Registered as VH-AMD (C of R 920) 9.4.46 to Victoria & Interstate Airways Ltd, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria. Re-registered 9.7.47 to John F Webster, Morwell, Victoria. Re-registered 22.9.47 to Dudley A Langford, Yallourn, Victoria. Registration VH-AMD cancelled 6.8.51. Re-registered 2.7.52 to Super Spread Pty Ltd, Melbourne.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed while crop spraying at Oakey, Queensland 2.9.52. Registration VH-AMD cancelled 8.10.52.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-Apr-2025 05:36	Dr. John Smith	Added