ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220519
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| Date: | Friday 20 March 1959 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Bihar Flying Club |
| Registration: | VT-AQJ |
| MSN: | DHA.375 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar, India (PAT/VEPT) |
| Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar, India (PAT/VEPT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.375 (Gipsy Major #160); built by DH Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW, and shipped in 5.41 to RAF Depot, Karachi. Indian civil registered as VT-AQJ on 28.8.41 to Govt of India. Impressed into military service as DP264 later in 1941. To Indian Air Force, first with 22 FC [until 3.44]. To 10 [Glider Pilot] Squadron [1945]. Struck off charge as transferred to Royal Indian Air Force 30.10.47, but in fact registration VT-AQJ restored 21.1.46 to Govt of India and operated by the Bihar Flying Club Ltd, Patna, Bihar, India.
Badly damaged in crash prior to 21.10.48; repaired and returned to service. Stalled and crashed on landing at Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar, India, on the morning of 20.3.59; crashed and caught fire soon after take-off. Pilot Mr S.G. Sharma killed.
Registration VT-AQJ cancelled 11.11.59
Sources:
1. The Indian Express 21 March 1959, p10
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2019 15:15 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jan-2019 15:16 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category] |
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