ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186816
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese National Air Force) |
| Registration: | N9496 |
| MSN: | 82523 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yangon Airport, Rangoon (Yangon) -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yangon Airport, Rangoon (Yangon)(RGN/VYYY) |
Tiger Moth MSN 82523 (Gipsy Major #82530) Taken on charge by the RAF as N9496 at 10 MU Hullavington 25.11.39. To 9 EFTS RAF Ansty, Warwickshire 13.10.40; coded “17”. To 20 MU Aston Down. Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 20.4.44. To 47 MU RAF Sealand, Flintshire 18.8.47 for packing and crating for shipment; despatched via Birkenhead 4.10.47 for Rangoon (Yangon) on the s.s 'Martaban'; arrived 13.11.47. To Burmese National Air Force (Tatmadaw Lei) by 1.48. Serial number in Brumese service (if any) not known, but should have been in the UB-1** range.
Written off (destroyed) when spun in and crashed 17.4.48 at Yangon Airport, Rangoon (Yangon) Burma (Myanmar)
Sources:
1. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/burma/burma-af-aircraft.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p825.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2016 19:04 | TB | Added |
| 27-Apr-2016 19:12 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 26-Jul-2021 19:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-Sep-2021 02:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
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