ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211744
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| Date: | Saturday 3 December 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club Caledonien |
| Registration: | F-OANO |
| MSN: | DHA339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Magenta Airport, Nouméa -
 New Caledonia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Noumea Magenta Airport, Magenta, New Caledonia (GEA/MWWM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.339; Taken on charge as A17-320 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 14.4.41. To 10 EFTS Temora 17.5.41. To DHA Mascot 6.5.43 for overhaul; to 2 AP 16.7.43; returned to 10 EFTS 26.7.43; to storage reserve 20.8.45; transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 12.3.46; for sale 7.6.46.
Sold 6.9.46 for £100 to Association of Australian Aero Clubs, Sydney; issued 21.9.46. Registered VH-AZW (Cof R 1122) 20.11.46 to Temora Aero Club, Temora, NSW. Registration cancelled/lapsed 22.10.47. Sold 2.52 to Alan J Murray, Sydney, NSW (who applied for "personalised" registration VH-AJM; Not Taken Up as not allowed). Re-registered 30.4.53 to Kingsford Smith Aviation Service Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney, NSW.
Sold 30.4.53 to R Busiau, Noumea, New Caledonia, shipped on the s.s "Hebridais". Registratrion VH-AZW cancelled as 'sold to French Caledonia' 16.6.53. Inspected at Magenta 4.6.53 and re-registered as F-OANO 1.10.53 to Aero Club Caledonien, Magenta, New Caledonia.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off Magenta Aerodrome, Noumea 3.12.55. Registration F-OANO cancelled 6.12.56.
Nouméa Magenta Airport is a domestic airport on the main island of New Caledonia. The airport is 3 km east northeast of the centre of Nouméa, the capital, and approximately 50 km from La Tontouta International Airport
Sources:
1. French Pacific Islands Aircraft Register - Janic Geelen, 1979.
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus3.html
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. French national Archives File 19760051/94: https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/rechercheconsultation/consultation/ir/pdfIR.action?irId=FRAN_IR_057354 p.781
6. http://www.antonakis.co.uk/registers/francenew/20171206.txt
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a_Magenta_Airport
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2018 05:06 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 23-Mar-2020 20:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 20:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2021 00:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 24-Oct-2021 14:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2021 14:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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