ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222584
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Kuala Lumpur Flying Club |
| Registration: | VR-RBB |
| MSN: | DHA.444 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rawang, Gombak District, Selangor -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Simpang Airport, Kual Lumpur, Malaya (WKMF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.444; Built by DH Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RAAF as A17-400 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 21.6.41. To 10 EFTS Temora 11.8.41. To DH Australia at Mascot, Sydney NSW 27.8.43 for overhaul; to 2 Aircraft Park 4.11.43. To 11 EFTS Benalla 8.11.43 then to storage as reserve 7.5.45; transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 1.3.46; for sale 7.6.46.
Struck off charge when sold 16.9.46 for £150 to Kuala Lumpur Flying Club; issued 13.9.46 to DH Australia at Mascot, Sydney, NSW (as agent). Civil Registered in Malaysia as VR-RBB (C of R FM5) 14.8.47 to Kuala Lumpur Flying Club.
Written off (destroyed) 2.6.53 when crashed at Rawang, Gombak District, Selangor, Malayasia; aircraft went out of control while performing aerobatics. Both Occupants (both aged 23) were killed.
Registration VR-BBB belatedly cancelled 23.5.55 as "destroyed". The reported crash location of Rawang is a town and a mukim in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia, about 23 km northwest of city centre Kuala Lumpur
Sources:
1. The Straits Times 3 June 1953, p10
2. South-East Asia Civil Aircraft Registers - Air Britain
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17b.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawang,_Selangor
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMAF_Kuala_Lumpur_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 21:14 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jun-2019 12:20 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2021 20:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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