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| Date: | Wednesday 3 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 12 EFTS, RAAF |
| Registration: | A17-424 |
| MSN: | DHA.599 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Station Bundaberg, 3 miles SW of Bundaberg, Queensland -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Station Bundaberg, Queensland (BDB/YBUD) |
| RAAF Station Bundaberg, Queensland (BDB/YBUD) |
DH.82A Tiger Moth c/no. DHA.599: Built by De Havilland Australia at Bankstown. Sydney, NSW for SAAF (South African Air Force)/SRATG (Southern Rhodesia Air Training Group) order as DX538 but diverted to RAAF.
Taken on charge as A17-424 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 4.10.41. To 12 EFTS RAAF Station Bundaberg, Queensland 12.11.41.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck trees and crashed after take-off at RAAF Bundaberg, Queensland 3.12.41. Pilot Leading Aircraftman T J B Madden injured.
Not repaired, declared a non-effective airframe and struck off charge 20.1.42.
RAAF Station Bundaberg, now Bundaberg Airport (IATA: BDB, ICAO: YBUD) is a regional airport serving Bundaberg, a city in the Australian state of Queensland. It is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 miles) southwest of the city centre, on North Childers Road and Takalvan Street.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus5.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._12_Elementary_Flying_Training_School_RAAF#History
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundaberg_Airport#World_War_II
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2025 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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