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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Amberley, Queensland |
| Registration: | A17-674 |
| MSN: | 3635 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Willowbank, 3 miles South West of RAAF Amberley, Queensland -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Amberley, Queensland (YAMB) |
| RAAF Amberley, Queensland (YAMB) |
DH.82A Tiger Moth A17-674, 3 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Amberley, Queensland 19.2.44.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed near Coopers Road, Willowbank, 3 miles South West of RAAF Amberley, Queensland 2.3.44; returned to 3 CRD RAAF Amberley, Queensland 5.3.44 for damage assessment. Not repaired, declared a non-effective airframe and struck off charge 4.4.44.
Willowbank is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/36366:vh-uzv-1
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17c.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p036.html
5. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UZV.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willowbank,_Queensland
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_Amberley#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2025 16:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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