Incident de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major VR-SAC,
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Date:Tuesday 9 December 1941
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major
Owner/operator:E Flt Malayan Volunteer Air Force
Registration: VR-SAC
MSN: 5065
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bayan Lepas International Airport, Penang, Straits Settlement -   Malaysia
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bayan Lepas International Airport, Penang, Straits Settlement (PEN/WMKP)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no. 5065 DH 60 G III Moth Major [Gipsy Major engine #5497] to The Penang Flying Club with C of A 4230 issued 20.3.34. Registered as VR-SAC 14.7.34 to Penang Flying Club, Penang. Impressed into military service with "E" Flight Malayan Volunteer Air Force. The unit had been formed at Penang 1.12.41 with five DG.60GIII Moth Majors [VR-SAB “4”; VR-SAC “20”; VR-SAK “21”; VR-SAZ “22”; VR-SBA “1”].

Four were destroyed in a Japanese air raid on Bayan Lepas International Airport, Penang, Straits Settlement, Malaya, on 9.12.41, including, it is believed DH.60G III Moth VR-SAC

Sources:

1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VR-S.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171017142915/http://www.malayanvolunteersgroup.org.uk:80/node/65
4. As VR-SAC: http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-other-registers/vo-vp-vr?highlight=WyJ2ci1zYmEiXQ==
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_International_Airport#History

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28-Sep-2023 18:19 Dr. John Smith Added

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