| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-TSG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| C/n (msn): | 82562 / DHA8 |
| Aircraft Name: | Annabel |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | MaitlandMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YMND IATA: MTL Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Tiger Moth Air Race 1984 |
| Photo Date: | 21 October 1984 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 32145 |
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VH-TSG was a hybrid aircraft, its fuselage built in the UK and shipped to Australia where locally made wings were fitted. Msn DHA8 was applied to the wings and the aircraft delivered to the RAAF as A17-8. It was disposed of in 1946 but it would be 11 years before it was registered as VH-RAW with the spurious msn DHC78, a corruption of the RAAF serial. It became VH-TSG in 1965. The aircraft crashed into the sea off South Stradbroke Island when its left wings failed during aerobatics. "Lovely!" was a pizza restaurant. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 January 2018, and has since been viewed 348 times. |