Date:	Monday 29 March 1948
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Frederick D Hoinville, t/a Hoinville Sky Ads
Registration:	VH-AIU
MSN:	DHA.398
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Parkes Airport, 5 miles North-east of Parkes, NSW -   Australia
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Parkes Airport, Parkes, NW (PKE/YPKS)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-AIU, Frederick D Hoinville, t/a Hoinville Sky Ads, Rose Bay, NSW: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on takeoff at Parkes, NSW 29.3.48. According to the biography of the pilot, Frederick Douglas Hoinville (see link #6):

"During World War II Hoinville was rejected by the Royal Australian Air Force because of a perforated eardrum, a condition which later healed. While lying on a surfboard off Bondi in 1943, he watched a Gypsy Moth manoeuvring above him and decided to learn to fly. He immediately enrolled for lessons, qualified months later, obtained a commercial pilot's licence in 1948 and bought a Tiger Moth aircraft which he named 'Brolga'. Next year he was appointed Sydney secretary of the newly formed Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia. Teaching himself stunt-flying, he became a barnstormer and gave spectacular displays across the country.

"Brolga" was VH-AIU. Registration VH-AIU cancelled 11.5.48.

Parkes Airport (IATA: PKE, ICAO: YPKS) is an airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 miles) north-east of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/9687:vh-aiu-2
3. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-AIU.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus3.html
6. Biography of pilot. Frederick Douglas Hoinville: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hoinville-frederick-douglas-10518
7. https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A138923
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkes_Airport

c/no. DHA 398: Taken on charge as A17-363 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 31.5.41. To Station HQ RAAF Canberra, Canberra, ACT 19.6.41 for storage. To 1 EFTS RAAF Parafield, Adelaide, SA 8.9.41. Damaged when undercarriage collapsed on landing on rough ground 28.10.41. To Guinea Airways, Parafield, SA 15.11.41 for repairs; upon completion, returned to 1 EFTS RAAF Parafield, Adelaide, SA 24.11.41. To Victorian & Interstate Airways, Essendon. Melbourne, Victoria 23.8.43 for overhaul; upon completion delivered to 1 Aircraft Depot 3.1.44. To 10 EFTS RAAF Temora, Victoria 6.1.44. Withdrawn from service to storage reserve at RAAF Temora, Vctoria 20.8.45. To Care & Maintenance Unit at RAAF Temora, Victoria 12.3.46 for long-term storage pending disposal; put up for sale 7.6.46.

Struck off charge when sold 6.9.46 for £100 to Association of Australian Aero Clubs, Sydney, NSW; issued to them 21.9.46. Registered VH-AIU (C of R 1179) 15.2.47 to Frederick D Hoinville, t/a Hoinville Sky Ads, Rose Bay, NSW.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Parkes, NSW 29.3.48.

Registration VH- AIU cancelled 11.5.48.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
29-Apr-2025 21:35	Dr. John Smith	Added
02-May-2025 06:12	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]