Date:	Thursday 7 July 1960
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Kuala Lumpur Flying Club
Registration:	9M-ALA
MSN:	DHA.569
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Simpang Airport, Kuala Lumpur -   Malaysia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Simpang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (WMKF)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth 9M-ALA, Kuala Lumpur Flying Club: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7.7.60 when crashed at Simpang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ex-DX489, A17-406, VH-AVA, VR-RBD

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus5.html
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
4. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/10836:vh-ava-1
5. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-AVA.html
6. "Move to find wing-tips of crashed plane" The Straits Times, 7 July 1960, Page 2: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600707-1.2.19
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMAF_Kuala_Lumpur_Air_Base#Early_Development_and_Initial_Operations

DH 82A Tiger Moth c/no.DHA.569: Built by De Havilland Australia ar Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Delivered to Sydney bonded warehouse 6.9.41 (Case No.166) for SAAF; allocated for SAAF as DX489 but not delivered.

Diverted to RAAF and taken on charge as A17-406 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 20.9.41. To 2 EFTS RAAF Archerfield, Nrisbane, Queensland 3.10.41. To 11 EFTS RAAF Benalla, Victoria 20.4.42; shipped to 7 EFTS Western Junction, Launceston, Tasmania 12.5.42. Withdrawn from service and transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 1.6.45 at RAAF Western Junction, Launceston, Tasmania for long-term storage pending disposal; put up for sale 6.12.45.

Struck off charge when sold 31.5.46 for £60 to A W Grimes; issued 7.10.46 to J Lang, Five Dock, NSW. Registered VH-AVA (C of R 1097) 4.11.46 to James Lang, Five Dock, NSW. Re-registered 1.4.47 to Martin L Cherry, Kensington, NSW. Registrsation VH-AVA cancelled as sold Malaya 30.6.47.

Re-registered VR-RBD 8.47 to Ho Ah Loke & Ho Yue Kong. Re-registered 26.4.49 to P Bedey. Re-registered in 1952 to Kuala Lumpur Flying Club. Crashed at Ipoh, Malaya; rebuilt and returned to service. Re-registered 9M-ALA 1.1.59 to Kuala Lumpur Flying Club.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) whwn crashed at Simpang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya 7.7.60.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-May-2025 16:50	Dr. John Smith	Added