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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:A17-48 RAAF
    Construction Number:DHA0045
    Last Civil Registration:G-BPHR
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Australia Tiger Moth I...
    Latest Owner or Location:A17-48 Group

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    Dates

    Event

    1940

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II by de Havilland Australia at Australia.
    Constucted in 1940 by the De Havilland Company of Australia as DH-82A

    1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A17-48.

    Transferred to Number 12 Local Area Supply Group based in New Guinea.

    28 August 1945

    Involved in an incident.
    Aircraft suffered an accident on take-off from Suain Landing Ground, New Guinea, when the aircraft struck an ammunition box hidden by the undergrowth.

    1 May 1948

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-BLX.

    18 January 1949

    Involved in an incident.
    Crashed at Slate Creek, Papua New Guinea.

    8 November 1956

    Involved in an incident.
    Crashed in Papua New Guinea.

    To unknown owner with c/r N48DH (TIGER MOTH DH-82C, A1748).

    23 December 1988

    Civil registration, N48DH, cancelled.

    3 January 1989

    To Suzanne Riseborough, Kings Lynn with new c/r G-BPHR.

    Unknown

    To A17-48 Group keeping c/r G-BPHR.

    19 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: In the 100 Years of Flight enclave at RIAT Fairford.

    21 August 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: DH Moth Club Rally at Belvoir Castle, in the UK

    21 August 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: DH Moth Club Rally at Belvoir Castle, in the UK

    1 September 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Arriving at 2012 LAA Rally at Sywell UK

    30 July 2017


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: Arriving at the Moth Fly-In at Old warden
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