ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346037
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major |
| Owner/operator: | E Flt Malayan Volunteer Air Force |
| Registration: | VR-SAK |
| MSN: | 5117 |
| 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) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 5117: DH G.60 III Moth Major [Gipsy Major engine #5909] to Penang Flying Club with C of A 4654 issued 12.1.35 (shown in DH records as 'VR-SAI'). Registered as VR-SAK 10.3.35 to Penang Flying Club, Bayan Lepas International Airport, Penang, Straits Settlement
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-SAK
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-SAK: 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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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2023 18:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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