Accident de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth T7245,
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Date:Sunday 20 January 1957
Time:c. 16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:Malayan Auxiliary Air Force (MAAF)
Registration: T7245
MSN: 83755
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Serdang, Selangor -   Malaysia
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at Serdang Estate after engine cut out while stunting on a weekend training flight. Civil pilot Gilbert Manuel (25, Ceylonese) killed.

Sources:

The Straits Times 21 January 1957, p1
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19570121-1.2.3
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2019 21:51 TB Added
25-Feb-2019 21:54 TB Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative]
22-Sep-2021 15:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
22-Sep-2021 15:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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