Date:	Wednesday 27 April 1949
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Royal Aero Club of Western Australia
Registration:	VH-BBL
MSN:	DHA.1031
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Perenjori, Shire of Perenjori, WA -   Australia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Maylands Aerodrome, Perth, Western Australia
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-BBL, Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, Mayland, Perth, WA: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when nose-dived into ground at Perenjori, Shire of Perenjori, WA 27.4.49.

Registration VH-BBL cancelled 26.5.49.

Perenjori is a townsite in the northern agricultural region, 348 kilometres (216 miles) north of Perth and 39 kilometres (24 mi) south-east of Morawa.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. Greenough Sun (Greenough, WA) Thursday 28 April 1949 Page 14 PERENJORI AND DISTRICT NEWS: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258633233
3. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/11367:vh-bbl-1
4. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BBL.html
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus10.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perenjori,_Western_Australia

c/no. DHA.1031: Taken on charge as A17-596 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 1.8.42. To 1 AOS, RAAF Station Cootamundra, NSW 10.8.42; back to 2 Aircraft Depot RAAF Richmond 30.11.42 for fitting of a long-range tank; back to 1 AOS Cootamundra 7.12.42. To 35 Squadron RAAF, Maylands, Perth, WA 31.12.42; to RAAF Pearce 31.8.43. Transferred to 7 Communications Unit 24.11.43; to Guildford 10.11.44; to Dunreath 2.7.45. To 86 OBU RAAF Cunderdin, WA 14.12.45. Transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 2.4.46 for long-term storage pending disposal; put up for sale 7.6.46.

Struck off charge when sold 2.12.46 for £30 to K Vine, Perth; issued 23.12.46. Registered as VH-BBL (C of R 1286) 20.3.47 to Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, Maylands, Perth, WA. Damaged when struck windsock at Maylands, Perth 25.2.48; repaired and returned to service.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when nose-dived into ground at Perenjori, WA 27.4.49. Registration VH-BBL cancelled 26.5.49.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-May-2025 13:05	Dr. John Smith	Added