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| Date: | Sunday 10 February 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Darwin Aero Club Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-ALG |
| MSN: | 82371/T328 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Darwin Airport, Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Darwin Airport, Darwin, NT (DRW/YPDN) |
| Darwin Airport, Darwin, NT (DRW/YPDN) |
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-ALG, Darwin Aero Club, Darwin: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Darwin 10.2.52.
Registration VH-ALG cancelled 15.7.52. Remains broken up as spares for Tiger Moth VH-POL.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/9954:vh-alg-2
3. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-ALG%281%29.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17d.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p823.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_International_Airport#Early_years
History of this aircraft
c/no. 82371 (Gipsy Major #82087): Built by DeHavilland at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Taken on charge by the RAF as N9270 at 19 MU RAF St Athan, South Glamorgan 28.9.39. To 36 MU RAF Sealand, Flintshire 25.11.39 for packing and crating for shipment overseas; shipped to Australia 27.12.39. Taken on charge by RAAF 22.2.40 retaining RAF serial. To 6 Squadron, RAAF 4.10.40. To 8 EFTS RAAF Narrandera, NSW 10.12.40. To 2 EFTS RAAF Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland 9.3.42. To 5 EFTS RAAF Narromine, NSW 13.4.42. To De Havilland Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW overhaul (Overhaul Ref. No. T328).
Sold 20.12.46 to Sheperdson, Elcho’s Island Radio, Darwin. Registered as VH-ALG 13.2.47 to The Rev Harold U. Shepherdson, Elcho Island, NT. Re-registered 5.1.51 to Raymond G Harris, Darwin, NT. Re-registered 5.9.51 to Darwin Aero Club, Darwin, NT.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Darwin 10.2.52.
Registration VH-ALG cancelled 15.7.52. Remains broken up as spares for Tiger Moth VH-POL.
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2025 05:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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