Date:	Wednesday 5 November 1947
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	CFS (Central Flying School), RAAF
Registration:	A17-740
MSN:	DHA.1071
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	City of Wyndham, 3 miles West of RAAF Laverton, Victoria -   Australia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAAF Laverton, Victoria
Destination airport:

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth A17-740, CFS RAAF Point Cook, Victoria: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck HT wires and crashed at City of Wyndham, 3 miles West of RAAF Laverton, Victoria 5.11.47; both crew on board unhurt.

Wreckage returned to Point Cook. Not repaired, declared a non-effective airframe and struck off charge 13.1.48.

The City of Wyndham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-western suburbs of Melbourne, within the Melbourne Metropolitan Area, between Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong.

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17c.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus10.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Flying_School_RAAF#Post-war_era
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Williams#RAAF_Base_Point_Cook
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Wyndham

c/no. DHA.1071: Taken on charge as A17-740 at 2 Aircraft Park, Bankstown, Sydney 9.11.44. To RAAF Tamworth, NSW 13.11.44 and withdrawn from use to storage. Transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 12.12.44. To 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 27.3.47. To CFS RAAF Point Cook, Victoria 25.8.47.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck HT wires and crashed at City of Wyndham, 3 miles West of RAAF Laverton, Victoria 5.11.47; both crew on board unhurt.

Wreckage returned to Point Cook. Not repaired, declared a non-effective airframe and struck off charge 13.1.48.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2025 14:23	Dr. John Smith	Added