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| Date: | Friday 23 January 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Vliegclub Balikpapan, Borneo |
| Registration: | PK-BPP |
| MSN: | DHA.507 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan (Netherlands East Indies) -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DH.82A Tiger Moth c/no DHA.507 (Gipsy Major #312). Built by De Havilland Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Registered as PK-BPP 8.41 to Vliegclub Balikpapan, Borneo (as floatplane). Probably not erected and stored in garage.
Destroyed in advance of enemy occupation Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (then Netherland East Indies) in January 1942 and burned approx. 23.1.42.
Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus5.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PK-.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balikpapan#Second_World_War
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 15:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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