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| Date: | Thursday 4 December 1958 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Bihar Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | VT-CZY |
| MSN: | DH292A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Anisabad, 3 miles South of Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar -
 India
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Patna Airport, Patna, India (PAT/VEPT) |
DH.82A Tiger Moth VT-CZY, Bihar Flying Club Ltd, Patna: Written off (destroyed) 4.12.58 when crashed on take-off and came down near Anisabad, 3 miles South of Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar, India; both on board were killed
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BKX.html
3. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/12105:vh-bkx-1
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus2.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Prakash_Narayan_Airport
History of this aircraft
c/no. DHA 292: Taken on charge as A17-273 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 3.3.41. To 1 EFTS RAAF Parafield, Adelaide, SA 7.4.41. To Guinea Airways, Parafield, Adelaide, SA 5.4.43 for overhaul. Upon completion, returned to 1 EFTS RAAF Parafield, Adelaide, SA 5.7.43. Withdrawn from service to RAAF Tamworth, NSW 29.5.44; to storage 7.10.44. Transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 12.12.44 for long-term storage pending disposal. Put up for sale 7.6.46.
Struck off charge when sold 15.8.46 for £125 to Queensland Air Transport Brigade, Brisbane; issued to them 5.9.46. Registered as VH-BKX (C of R 1577) 5.10.48 to Kingsford Smith Aviation Service Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney, NSW. Shipped 14.8.48 to R K Dundas (Eastern) Ltd, Bombay (Mumbai) India. Australian registration VH-AKX cancelled 21.12.48 as "sold to India".
Re-registered in India as VT-CZY 24.12.48. Registered 1.4.49 to Bombay Flying Club Ltd., Bombay (Mumbai) India. Re-registered 26.8.52 to Government of India, Allahabad; operated by Bihar Flying Club Ltd, Patna.
Written off when crashed on take-off and came down near Anisabad, 3 miles South of Patna Airport (now Jay Prakash Narayan Airport) Patna, Bihar, India 4.12.58; both on board were killed.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2025 12:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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