ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221914
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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Kuala Lumpur Flying Club |
| Registration: | VR-RAN |
| MSN: | 3591 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Genting Peras, on the Selangor-Pahang border, central Malaya -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| Seremban, Malaya | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3591 (Gipsy Major #8987) C of A 5883 issued 22.4.37. Registered as VR-RAN (C of R 17) 19.10.37 to Kuala Lumpur Flying Club.
Written off (destroyed) 8.5.39 when caught in a storm, crashed and burnt out in jungle area, near Genting Peras, central Malaya, on the Selangor-Pahang border. Pilot - Ernest Littleton Hay (aged 36) - was killed. The search was originally called off on 11.5.39, (see link #5) but presumably restarted, and the body of the pilot recovered, as his funeral was held on 19.5.39 (see link #6)
Registration VR-RAN formally cancelled 30.9.39
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p035.html
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/93-register-other
4. Morning Tribune, 10 May 1939, Page 2: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/morningtribune19390510-1.2.12
5. Morning Tribune, 12 May 1939, Page 2: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/morningtribune19390512-1.2.9
6. Funeral Of Mr. E. L. Hay - Morning Tribune, 20 May 1939, Page 2: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/morningtribune19390520-1.2.8
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
8. http://wikimapia.org/33289565/Kampung-Orang-Asli-Tanjung-Rambai
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2019 22:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Aug-2021 18:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Aug-2021 18:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
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