ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205819
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Rand Flying Club |
| Registration: | ZS-ARK |
| MSN: | 3594 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vrede Airfield, Liesde en Vrede, Orange Free State -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vrede Airfield, Vrede, Orange Free State, South Africa (FAVD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 3594 (Gipsy Major #80002); CofA 5950 issued 15.6.37 to the de Havilland Aircraft Co of South Africa Pty but not delivered. Instead, UK civil registered as G-AFDC (C of R 8221) 19.11.37 to Airwork Ltd, Heston. Registration G-AFDC cancelled 3.12.37 as 'sold abroad' and C of A reissued 14.12.37.
Allocated South African civil registration ZS-ANR in 2.38 but probably not taken up. Instead, re-registered as ZS-ARK in 4.39. Impressed into SAAF as 1537 in 1940. To 1 Air School, Baragwanath [1941]. South African Civl Registered as ZS-ARK [by 2.48] to Rand Flying Club. Damaged in forced landing 40 miles from Barberton, Transvaal South Africa 22.2.48 in bad weather; repaired and returned to service
Written off (damaged beyond repair) Crashed after losing propeller during aerobatics at Vrede Airfield, Liesde en Vrede, Orange Free State, South Africa 30.6.48.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFDC.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A10.html
4. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-1.html
6. https://www.aeroinside.com/airport/favd/vrede-vrede-airport
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p035.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrede
8. https://airportguide.com/airport/info/FAVD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2018 00:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Feb-2018 00:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2021 17:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-Sep-2021 17:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Category] |
| 02-Sep-2021 17:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 02-Sep-2021 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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