Date:	Sunday 3 August 1952
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Mrs Dorothy G Conlon, t/a Wagga Flying School
Registration:	VH-BEO
MSN:	DHA.421/T134
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Ladysmith, 7 miles South East of Wagga Wagga, Riverina, NSW -   Australia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Wagga Wagga Airport, Forest Hill, NSW (YGA/YSWG)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-BEO, Mrs Dorothy G Conlon, t/a Wagga Flying School, Wagga Wagga, NSW: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Ladysmith, 7 miles South East of Wagga Wagga, Riverina, NSW 3.8.52.

Registration VH-BEO cancelled 20.11.52.

Ladysmith is a village approximately 7 miles (10 km) south east of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/11611:vh-beo-1
3. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BEO.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagga_Wagga_Airport
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith,_New_South_Wales

c/no. DHA.421: Taken on charge as A17-380 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 15.6.41. To 10 EFTS RAAF Temora, NSW 12.7.41. To De Havilland Australia at Mascot, Sydney, NSW 26.7.43 for overhaul (DHA No T134). Upon completion, to 8 EFTS RAAF Narrandera, NSW 26.9.43. To 9 EFTS RAAF Cunderdin 22.1.45 for storage; transferred to 86 OBU RAAF Cunderdin for long-term storage pending disposal; for sale 6.12.45. Transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 2.4.46.

Struck off charge when sold 2.12.46 for £30 to K Vine, Perth; issued to him 23.12.46. Registered VH-BEO (C of R 1351) 7.5.47 to Ronald P S Furze, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Re-registered 31.10.47 to Eric E Condon, t/a Wagga Flying School, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Re-registered (8.52) to Mrs Dorothy G Conlon, t/a Wagga Flying School, Wagga Wagga, NSW.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Ladysmith, 7 miles SE of Wagg Wagga, Riverina, NSW 3.8.52. Registration VH-BEO cancelled 20.11.52.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Apr-2025 12:03	Dr. John Smith	Added
02-May-2025 06:39	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Narrative, ]