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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 5 EFTS, RAAF |
| Registration: | A17-336 |
| MSN: | DHA.355 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elong Elong, Golden Highway, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Narromine, NSW (YNRM) |
| RAAF Narromine, NSW (YNRM) |
c/no. DHA.355: Taken on charge as A17-336 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 14.4.41. To 5 EFTS RAAF Narromine, NSW 28.6.41.
Written off (destroyed) when spun in and crashed at Elong Elong, Golden Highway, 50 miles North East of RAAF Narromine, NSW 18.3.42. Both crew - Flying Officer J F McSparron and Leading Aircraftman C F Worsley injured.
Aircraft not repaired; declared a non-effective airframe and Struck off charge 10.5.42.
Elong Elong is a locality on the Golden Highway in New South Wales, Australia. Elong Elong has several houses and a grain silo on the line from Dubbo to Binnaway. It is located between Ballimore and Cobbora. East of Elong Elong, the railway turns away from the Talbragar River and heads north through the forest to Mendooran.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus3.html
4. https://www.ozatwar.com/crashnsw.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._5_Elementary_Flying_Training_School_RAAF
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Station_Narromine
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narromine_Airport
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elong_Elong,_New_South_Wales
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2025 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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