ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220340
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 July 1950 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Jakkur Flying School |
| Registration: | VT-DBL |
| MSN: | 84026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jakkur Aerodrome, Jakkur, Bangalore, Karnataka -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Jakkur Aerodrome, Jakkur, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (VOJK) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84026; Taken on charge by the RAF as T7624 7.1.41 and shipped direct to South Africa. Taken on charge by SAAF (South Africa Air Force) as '2125'. RAF record card shows ‘issued to India 7.46; received by Hindustan Aircraft Co, India 27.11.47’. To Indian Air Force as HU-720. Indian civil registered as VT-DBL on 16.3.49 to Govt of India, Bangalore (Initially regd as c/n "H2-720")
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4.7.50: Stalled on take-off from Jakkur Aerodrome, Jakkur, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Student pilot escaped unhurt, other occupant suffered injuries.
Registration belatedly cancelled as 'Written off' 17.10.55.
Jakkur Aerodrome is an airport located in Jakkur, a suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka, India at approximate coordinates 13°4′ 37″N, 77°35′ 51″ E.
Sources:
1. The Indian Express 6 July 1950, p.8
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p840.html
4. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2018 18:36 | TB | Added |
| 29-Sep-2021 00:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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