VH-CKE (1) de
Havilland D.H.82A Tiger Moth
(c/n DHA167)
This was the former VH-DAN,
re-registered VH-CKE in September of 1964. It is seen
above at Rocky Gully, WA in March 1965 in this photo from the Geoff
Goodall collection.
Although no longer and agricultural
aeroplane, it was still a single seater, although the rear
fuselage fabric had been restored. This shot was taken
during a period when it was grounded
by DCA due to its poor
condition. The Tiger was hidden in between clandestine flights
behind
bales of hay in a hangar in the
south of the State. One report indicates
that its parts were
found
dismantled in a shed at
Albany WA later in 1965, and during the 1970s its components
were
absorbed into other WA Tiger
rebuilds. However......it seems to have risen,
Phoenix-
like recently (2013)
as a Luskintyre rebuild and has been rebuilt as VH-NEI.
projects.