Incident De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth PK-SBJ,
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Date:Friday 26 September 1941
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:Vliegclub Soerabaja
Registration: PK-SBJ
MSN: DHA.411
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tanjung Perak Port, Soerabaja, East Java -   Indonesia
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Tanjung Perak Airport, Perak, Surabaya (WRSP)
Destination airport:Tanjung Perak Airport, Perak, Surabaya (WRSP)
Narrative:
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.411 (Gipsy Major #183); Registered in Indonesia as PK-SBJ in 6.41 to Nederlandsch Indisch Luchtvaartfonds. Arrived Tandjoeng Priok in 6.41; assembled at Tjililitan by RNEIAF [Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force]. To Vliegclub Surabaya by 31.7.41

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26.9.41; Lost control in a tight turn and crashed while performing in an air show near the Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, Indonesia.

Registration PK-SBJ belatedly cancelled 31.3.42

Sources:

1. Soerabaijasch handelsblad 26-09-1941
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PK-.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2020 13:41 Cobar Added
02-Feb-2020 13:41 Cobar Updated [Operator]
09-Sep-2021 16:09 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport]
09-Sep-2021 16:10 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]
19-Sep-2021 18:46 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
11-Jun-2022 02:58 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]
03-Jul-2023 01:56 Ron Averes Updated [[Location, Narrative]]

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