ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186927
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Burma Volunteer Air Force (BVUF) |
| Registration: | Z-07 |
| MSN: | 82200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Mingaladon Airfield, Yangon -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mingaladon, Yangon (Rangoon) Burma (Myanmar) |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82200 (Gipsy Major #81107): Taken on charge by the RAF as N6962 by 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron, RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire 20.7.39; to RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex 8.39. To 24 MU Ternhill, Shropshire 24.10.39. To 52 MU Pengam Moors, Cardiff 6.6.40 for crating prior to shipment overseas. Shipped 8.7.40 via Indian Stores Depot to Burma and operated by Burmese Volunteer Air Force, based at RAF Mingaladon Airfield, Yangon, Myanmar (then caled Rangoon, Burma)
Burma Volunteer Air Force (BVAF) Tiger Moths Z-0007, Z0008 and Z-0009 were ex-RAF Tiger Moths K4280, N6962 and N6963 (RAF/BVAF tie ups not confirmed). To Z-07 by 27 May 1941. Destroyed in an air raid, Mingaladon, Burma 23.12.41.
Sources:
1. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/burma/burma-bvaf-aircraft.htm#dh82
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p822.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangon_International_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2016 16:03 | TB | Added |
| 12-Sep-2016 19:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2021 23:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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