Date:	Sunday 22 January 1956
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Royal Victorian Aero Club
Registration:	VH-RVP
MSN:	DHA.446
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Beaufort, Victoria -   Australia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne, Victoria (MBW/YMMB)
Destination airport:	Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne, Victoria (MBW/YMMB)

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-RVP, Royal Victorian Aero Club: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22.1.56 when spun out of control and crashed near Beaufort, Victoria. According to the summary from the DCA report into the incident

"In effecting a recovery from a gliding turn, executed during flying practice, the aircraft developed a spin and struck the ground. The pilot did not take proper corrective action possibly because of his failure to recognise the spin".

Ex-A17-402 and VH-BOH. Registration VH-RVF cancelled 25.1.56.

Beaufort is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway midway between Ararat and Ballarat, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://airwaysmuseum.com/Downloads/DCA%20accident%20reports%201956%20to%201968%20v2.pdf
3. As VH-BOH 1951-1955: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/12367:vh-boh-1
4. As VH-RVP 1955-1956: https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/31795:vh-rvp-1
5. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BOH.html
6. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-RVP%281%29.html
7. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort,_Victoria

c/no. DHA.446: Taken on charge as A17-402 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 21.6.41. To 10 EFTS RAAF Temora, NSW 11.8.41. To De Havilland Australia at Mascot, Sydney, NSW 23.8.43 for overhaul. Upon completion, delivered to 2 Aircraft Park, RAAF. To 5 EFTS RAAF Narromine, NSW 25.10.43. To 11 EFTS RAAF Benalla, Victoria 23.6.44. To 6 SFTS RAAF Mallala 28.9.44. Transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 31.12.45 for long-term storage pending disposal; put up for sale 7.6.46.

Struck off charge when sold 30.9.46 for £100 to Royal Aero Club of South Australia, Parafield, Adelaide, SA; issued to them 3.12.46. Registered as VH-BOH (C of R 1832) 28.9.51 to Royal Victorian Aero Club, Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria. Re-registered VH-RVP 7.10.55 to same owner.

Written off (destroyed) when crashed while crop spraying at near Beaufort, Victoria 22.1.56 as per the above. Registration VH-RVP cancelled 25.1.56.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-May-2025 06:50	Dr. John Smith	Added
26-May-2025 18:34	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]