VH-GLH de
Havilland D.H.82A Tiger Moth
(c/n DHA220)
This was the other Tiger
owned in the late 1950s by G.L. Gangell. Formerly A17-219, it
had flown under the identities of VH-BOC, VH-RVB and VH-ASD before becoming -GLH
in March 1958. It crashed on 19 February 1961 at
Kempton, Tasmania, while being operated
by Southern Aerial Super
Service Pty Ltd. The above image is
courtesy of the Civil Aviation
Historical Society archives. The accident report stated:-
"A pilot, inexperienced in agricultural
operations, allowed the aircraft to stall while attempting to
turn away from rising
terrain, and it struck the ground before recovery could be affected."