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| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 12 EFTS, RAAF |
| Registration: | A17-425 |
| MSN: | DHA.600 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Lowood, Daisy Road, Lowood, Queensland -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Lowood, Daisy Road, Lowood, Queensland |
DH.82A Tiger Moth c/no. DHA.600: 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 A17-425 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 15.9.41. To 12 EFTS RAAF Station Bundaberg, Queensland 7.11.41; to RAAF Lowood, Daisy Road, Lowood, Queensland 2.1.42.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in a storm at RAAF Lowood 11.3.42. Remains to 3 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Amberley, Queensland. Not repaired, declared a non-effective airframe and struck off charge 3.4.42.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.) Wednesday 11 March 1942 Page 5: COURAGE COMMENDED IN BUNDABERG FLOOD: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56112698
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
4. https://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/lowood.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus6.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._12_Elementary_Flying_Training_School_RAAF
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowood,_Queensland
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2025 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-May-2025 11:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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