ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277134
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| Date: | Thursday 19 June 1958 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | O. Hayworth |
| Registration: | ZS-AJA |
| MSN: | 3604 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kranskop, Thukela River Valley, Kwazulu-Natal -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kroonstad Airport, Kroonstad, Orange Free State |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3604 (Gipsy Major #80036); C of A 5978 issued 17.7.37 to the de Havilland Aircraft Co of South Africa Pty. Civil Registered ZS-AJA 9.37 to Johannesburg Light Plane Club.
Impressed into SAAF service as '1524' in 3.40. Operated [by 1.41] by 1 Air School, Baragwanath.
Sold off for civilian use, and registered as ZS-AJA in 7.46. Re-registered (by 1954) to OFS Air Services (Pty), Bloemfontein. Re-registered 10.54 to P.B. Brotherton, Welgelee. Re-registered 2.58 to O Heyworth, Kroonstad Airport, Kroonstad, Orange Free State.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Kranskop 19.6.58. Kranskop is a small town that is situated on the edge of the Thukela River valley in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Registration ZS-AJA cancelled 3.7.58 as "Wthdrawn From Use".
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p036.html
3. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
5. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/zs-aaa.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kranskop
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2022 19:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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