ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277336
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Rhodesian Air Force |
| Registration: | SR32 |
| MSN: | 84915 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth MSN 84915: Taken on charge as T6586 21.9.41 and shipped direct to South Africa. Taken on charge by SAAF as '2245'. To Southern Rhodesia 26.6.47; probably reverted to RAF serial T6586. Transferred to Southern Rhodesian Air Force as SR32 on 8.9.48.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 31.8.53
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-T9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p853.html
4. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-africa/zim/af/types/tigermoth.htm
5. http://www.newrhodesian.ca/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=972&start=10
6. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpost.php?s=49e943e225f1c4ff2fc0369a641cba01&p=319564&postcount=49
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2022 07:06 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 02-Jun-2022 23:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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