ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346031
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| Date: | Saturday 14 February 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 'A' Flt Malayan Volunteer Air Force |
| Registration: | VR-SAG |
| MSN: | 450 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Palembang Airfield, Talang Betutu, South Sumatra -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palembang Airfield, Talang Betutu, South Sumatra |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 450: DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II #168]. Registered G-EBUJ [C of R 1490] 27.9.27 to The Singapore Flying Club. C of A 1286 issued 13.1.28. Erected and first flown at Kallang, Singapore 19.4.28 (17.4.28? – if named "Cherub"); named "Cherub" 28.4.28 (or possibly "Humming Bird"; note that G-EBUJ and G-EBUK were named "Cherub" and "Humming Bird" - but it is not clear which aircraft had which name). Sank at moorings Singapore Harbour 3/4.10.28 (or 2/3.10.28); salvaged with minor damage only, rebuilt and re-flown 3.11.28. Fitted Cirrus III engine in 1930, and reportedly fitted with new fuselage 1.30.
Spun into sea off Singapore Harbour 11.12.30 returning from height test; pilot Lionel Willis-Johnson drowned. Rebuilt with Cirrus Hermes II engine (although reportedly as a landplane & based Johore, it is thought it might have remained a seaplane) in early 1932. Owner renamed Royal Singapore Flying Club as of 31,7.32. Reported as rebuilt as landplane in 1933 [for aerobatic use] and fitted with Cirrus III [again]; however, this is unconfirmed, since it was on inventory in 1934 as a seaplane. Registration cancelled 1.9.34 as withdrawn from use.
Registered VR-SAG 14.7.34 to Royal Singapore Flying Club [as a seaplane]. Converted to landplane in 1937; fitted with Gipsy I engine. Impressed into 'A' Flight, Malayan Volunteer Air Force 1.12.41.
Impressed into Malayan Volunteer Air Force, "A" Flight 1.12.41. The Unit was formed at Kallang 1.12.41 with six Moths [VR-SAF, VR-SAG, VR-SAI, VR-SBH, VR-RAS and VR-RAT]. One was destroyed at Singapore in January 1942 in an air collision with a RAF Brewster Buffalo.
Five survivors ferried to Palembang Airfield, Talang Betutu, South Sumatra 4.2.42. One damaged beyond repair after wing spar hit by bullet near Palemburg. VR-SBH is believed to have been one of the four remaining MVAF DH.60 Moths destroyed in the Japanese attack on Palemburg airfield 14.2.42.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
4. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBUJ.pdf
5. https://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VR-S.html
6. As G-EBUJ: http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVidWsiXQ==
7. As VR-SAG: http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-other-registers/vo-vp-vr?highlight=WyJ2ci1zYmgiXQ==
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palembang#Airborne_attack
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Mahmud_Badaruddin_II_International_Airport#History
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 December 1930 | G-EBUJ | Royal Singapore Flying Club | 1 | Keppel Harbour, Singapore Harbour, off Sentosa Island |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2023 17:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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