Date:	Friday 21 February 1947
Time:	afternoon
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Frederick W Sutton (Suttons Air Services), North Bondi
Registration:	VH-AUR
MSN:	DHA.288
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Bankstown Airport, Bankstown, Sydney, NSW -   Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Bankstown Airport, Sydney, NSW (BWU/YSBK)
Destination airport:	Bankstown Airport, Sydney, NSW (BWU/YSBK)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-AUR, Frederick W Sutton (Suttons Air Services), North Bondi, NSW: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21.2.47 when crashed on landing at Bankstown Airport, Sydney, NSW. The two crew survived with reportedly only minor injuries. As reported at the time in a contemporary local newspaper (The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.) Friday 21 February 1947 Page 6):

"Two Injured In Plane Crash
SYDNEY:
A Tiger Moth plane crash-landed at Bankstown aerodrome this afternoon. The pilot and the mechanic were removed to hospital, but are not believed to be seriously injured".

Not repaired, registration VH-AUR cancelled 1.10.47 as "withdrawn from use"

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.) Friday 21 February 1947 Page 6: Two Injured In Plane Crash: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186691712
3. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-AUR.html
4. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10808:vh-aur-1
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus2.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankstown_Airport#Post_War

c/no. DHA 288: Taken on charge as A17-269 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 3.3.41. To 2 EFTS RAAF Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland 7.4.41. Aircraft was a Gift from Queensland Round Table Club - official presentation date 12.8.41.To 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 6.9.41. To 11 EFTS RAAF Benalla, Victoria 20.4.42 for shipment. To 7 EFTS RAAF Western Junction, Launceston, Tasmania 12.5.42. Transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit at RAAF Western Junction, Launceston, Tasmania 1.6.45 for long-term storage pending disposal; put up for sale 6.12.45.

Struck off charge when sold 31.5.46 for £60 to B B Daish, Cremorne, NSW; issued to him 25.6.46. Registered as VH-AUR (C of R 1068) 27.9.46 to Frederick W Sutton (Suttons Air Services), North Bondi, NSW.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Bankstown Airport, Bankstown, Sydney, NSW 21.2.47 as per the above. Registration VH-AUR cancelled 1.10.47.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
23-Apr-2025 01:23	Dr. John Smith	Added