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| Date: | Saturday 8 October 1949 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Henry V Moss |
| Registration: | VH-BFH |
| MSN: | 83246 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Darwin Airport, Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Darwin Airport, Darwin, NT (DRW/YPDN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 83246 (Gipsy Major #83145): built by Morris Motors at Cowley, Oxford. Taken on charge by the RAF as T5527 at 4 MU RAF Cowley, Oxford 14.5.40 and shipped direct to Australia. Taken on charge by RAAF 9.9.40 retaining RAF serial.
To 8 EFTS RAAF Narrandera, NSW 14.10.40. To 5 EFTS RAAF Narromine, NSW 15.6.42. To 8 EFTS RAAF Narrandera, NSW 1.12.43. For disposal at CMU Narrandera, NSW 4.47.
Struck off charge when sold 23.6.47 to A H Schutt. Registered VH-BFH 3.10.47 to Henry V Moss, Darwin, NT.
Derstroyed by fire while parked at Darwin Airport, Darwin, NT, 8.10.49. Regisatration VH-BFH cancelled 10.5.51
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/11669:vh-bfh-1
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17d.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p832.html
5. https://edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BFH.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_International_Airport#Early_years
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2025 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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