ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277104
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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RIAF |
| Registration: | VT-AOK |
| MSN: | 3582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Piparcity, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Jodhpur Airport, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India (VIJO) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3582 (Gipsy Major #8950); Civil registered as G-AESM [C of R 7598] 18.3.37 to Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd., Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire and operated by 10 ERFTS RAF Yatesbury, Wiltshire. C of A 5836 issued 15.4.37. Unit renamed 10 EFTS upon outbreak of war 3.9.39. Reportedly badly damaged when crashed at RAF Yatesbury, Wiltshire after struck and killed an NCO in a take-off accident 30.5.40. Registration G-AESM cancelled 5.9.40 by Secretary of State, Air Ministry.
Re-registered in India as VT-AOK 11.3.41 to Goverment of India. To 2 EFTS Jodhpur Airport, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 11.7.41; impressed into military service as as DG512. Indian Registration VT-AOK cancelled 5.7.43
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and dived into the ground near Pipar City, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 4.9.43. Piparcity (Hindi: पीपाड़ सिटी या पीपाड़ शहर)is a town and a municipality in Jodhpur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Struck off charge 30.11.43.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Brtiain, 1987 p.28)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AESM.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-1.html
5. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piparcity
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2022 01:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Jul-2022 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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