ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346592
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| Date: | Saturday 2 December 1950 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Newcastle Aero Club |
| Registration: | VH-BDG |
| MSN: | 81156 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wee Waa, NSW - |
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
The de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth hit a telephone line and crashed on a farmhouse near Wee Waa, New South Wales while airlifting supplies on the aftermath of the early December flooding. The two aboard were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by the subsequent fire.
Sources:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/193953596 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248409998 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135149745 http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/fld_history/floodsum_1950.shtml https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
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