ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299542
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 February 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | 'A' Flt MVAF (Malaya Volunteer Air Force) |
| Registration: | VR-SBE |
| MSN: | 34017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Seletar -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Seletar, Singapore |
c/no 94017 (Gipsy Minor #20018): To Royal Singapore Flying Club with C of A 6697 issued 14.7.39. Registered as VR-SBE 30.8.39 to Royal Singapore Flying Club. Later fitted with Gipsy Major engine #20080.
To 'A' Flight, Malaya Volunteer Air Force 1.12.41. One DH.94 of the Singapore Flying Club was among MVAF aircraft which fell back from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore where many were lost to Japanese air raids. On 4.2.42 five Moths and a DH.94 evacuated Singapore to Palembang, Sumatra where they were destroyed by allied forces at Palembang to prevent them falling into Japanese hands. It is not clear from available records if VR-SBE was destroyed at Singapore on or soon after 4.2.42 - or at Palembang, Sumatra later the same month
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VR-S.html
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p940.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seletar_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2022 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Nov-2022 10:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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