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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 12 EFTS, RAAF |
| Registration: | A17-430 |
| MSN: | DHA.615 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles South East of RAAF Lowood, Queensland -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Lowood, Daisy Road, Lowood, Queensland |
c/no. DHA.615: Taken on charge as A17-430 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 11.10.41. To 12 EFTS RAAF Station Bundaberg, Queensland 14.11.41. To RAAF Lowood, Queensland 2.1.42.
Written off (destroyed) when spun in and crashed 4 miles South East of Lowood, Queensland 18.3.42. Pilot Leading Aircraftman R M Gibson injured.
Not repaired, declared a non-effecitve airframe and struck off charge 14.4.42.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
3. https://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/lowood.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus6.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._12_Elementary_Flying_Training_School_RAAF
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowood_Airfield_Circuit
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowood,_Queensland
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2025 00:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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