ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276429
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| Date: | Thursday 19 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RIAF |
| Registration: | VT-AMQ |
| MSN: | 83628 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yarragadda (Erragadda) near Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Begumpet aerodrome, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (BGM/VOHY) |
| Begumpet aerodrome, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (BGM/VOHY) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83628 (Gipsy Major #82496): C of A 6858 issued 23.9.40 to Goverment of India. Civil registered in India as VT-AMQ 20.12.40 to Goverment of India; operated by 1 EFTS at Begumpet aerodrome, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Allocated military serial DG463 in 1941 (but not taken up).
Written off when collided with Tiger Moth VT-ANA and crashed Yarragadda (Erragadda) near Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 19.3.42. Of the two crew, one - Flying Officer Raza Ullah Khan (Royal Indian Air Force) - was killed. The other crew member - Pupil Pilot S A Aziz (Royal Indian Air Force, Pilot Under Training) - survived but was injured;
Registration VT-AMQ cancelled 25.3.42.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/13016: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17083766
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2592660/raza-ullah-khan/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p836.html
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=VT-AMQ
7. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/VT-AMQ
8. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=104964
9. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-1.html
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erragadda
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2022 16:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Mar-2022 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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