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| Date: | Sunday 19 December 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Communications Unit, RAAF |
| Registration: | A17-425 |
| MSN: | DHA.607 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Batchelor, Batchelor, Northern Territories -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Batchelor, Batchelor, NT (YBCR) |
| RAAF Batchelor, Batchelor, NT (YBCR) |
DH.82A Tiger Moth A17-425, 6 Communications Unit, RAAF Batchelor, NT: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck overhead cables and crashed at Batchelor, NT 19.12.43. To 14 ARD RAAF Gorrie 23.12.43 for damage assessement. Not repaired, declared a non-effective airframe and struck off charge 3.1.44.
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/pAus6.html
4. https://batchelormuseum.org.au/wwii-3/
5. https://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/batchelorairfield.htm
6. https://pacificwrecks.com/airfield/australia/batchelor/index.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batchelor_Airfield#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2025 23:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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