ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277337
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| Date: | Thursday 4 December 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Rhodesian Air Force |
| Registration: | SR37 |
| MSN: | 85012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth 85012: Taken on charge as T6712 16.10.41 and shipped direct to South Africa. Taken on charge by SAAF as '2269'. To Southern Rhodesia 10.46 and formally reverted to RAF serial T6712. Sold to Southern Rhodesia Govt 28.1.49; and taken on charge by Southern Rhodesia Air Force 24.2.49 (as one of four Tiger Moths SR36 to SR39)
However, the tie-ups between MSNs, RAF serials, and Southern Rhodesia AF serials is unconfirmed. SR36 to SR39 are probably RAF serials N9262, T6712 & T8120 and DX602, but not necessarily in that order. All the above four Tiger Moths were salvaged from abandoned RAF aircraft and from scrap dumps etc and fully rebuilt, making it possible that any one aircraft (such as SR39) was a complex composite of four airframes!
Written off (destroyed) when caught fire in flight 4.12.52 over Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia: pilot, Officer Cadet C T Miller, killed.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James j Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p853.html
4. http://www.newrhodesian.ca/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=972
5. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-africa/zim/af/types/tigermoth.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2022 07:12 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 02-Jun-2022 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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