ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186817
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese National Air Force) |
| Registration: | DE343 |
| MSN: | 85365 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Mingaladon Airfield, Rangoon, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mingaladon Airfield, Rangoon (now Yangon, Myanmar)(RGN/VYYY) |
| RAF Mingaladon Airfield, Rangoon (now Yangon, Myanmar)(RGN/VYYY) |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 85365: Taken on charge as DE343 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 7.2.42. To 652 Squadron, Bottisham 3.7.42; to Westley 8.42. To 29 MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 22.12.42. To 167 Squadron, Ludham 9.2.43. To 132 Squadron, RAF Perranporth, Cornwall 19.5.43. Maintenance repairs 10.9.43; to W Mumford 11.9.43; to 20 MU RAF Aston Down 9.10.43.
To 47 MU RAF Sealand 7.11.47 for crating and packing for overseas shipment; to Birkenhead Docks 1.12.47; despatched to Rangoon, Burma 10.12.47 on the s.s."Salween"; arrived 4.1.48. To Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese National Air Force); retained RAF serial in Burmese service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when overturned on landing at RAF Mingaladon Airfield, Rangoon (now Yangon, Myanmar)(RGN/VYYY) 27.4.48.
Sources:
1. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/burma/burma-af-aircraft.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p853.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangon_International_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2016 19:06 | TB | Added |
| 27-Apr-2016 19:13 | TB | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Source] |
| 30-Aug-2021 03:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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