Date:	Saturday 11 October 1947
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Western Flying Services (Pty) Ltd.
Registration:	ZS-BSG
MSN:	DHA.529
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Belfast Aerodrome, Belfast, Mpumalanga -   South Africa
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:	Belfast Aerodrome, Belfast, Mpumalanga (FABH)
Destination airport:	Belfast Aerodrome, Belfast, Mpumalanga (FABH)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth ZS-BSG, Western Flying Services (Pty) Ltd: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck rocks and fence low flying during flour bag dropping competition Belfast Aerodrome, Belfast, Mpumalanga, South Africa 11.10.47; propellor and undercarriage damaged. Withdrawn from use and registration ZS-BSG cancelled 31.7.50.

Belfast Aerodrome is a small airport in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The airport is located at latitude -25.65878 and longitude 30.04126. The airport has 2 runways: 18/36 and 10/28. The ICAO airport code of this field is FABH.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus5.html
4. https://metar-taf.com/airport/FABH-belfast-aerodrome
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast,_Mpumalanga
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DH.82A Tiger Moth c/no. DHA.529 (Gipsy Major #332); Built by De Havilland Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Delivered to Sydney bonded warehouse 23.8.41 (Case No.126); consigned to RATG (Rhodesian Air Training Group) at Bulawayo. Shipped via Durban, South Africa. Allocated serial DX440 but painted as \\\'529\\\' (later as MC529 or DX529). To 28 EFTS Mount Hampden [by 1943]. To SAAF as \\\'4747\\\' 31.5.44. Struck off charge when sold 30.9.46.

Civil Registered ZS-BSG to Western Flying Services (Pty) Ltd., October 1946.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck rocks and fence low flying during flour bag dropping competition Belfast Aerodrome, Belfast, Mpumalanga 11.10.47; propellor and undercarriage damaged. Withdrawn from use and registration ZS-BGS cancelled 31.7.50.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-May-2025 15:56	Dr. John Smith	Added
03-May-2025 15:58	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]