VH-UTD (2) de Havilland D.H.82A
Tiger
Moth
(c/n DHA341/T308)
This beautiful Tiger appears to have been built (in
the Luskintyre "factory") from the remains of
VH-AYX. This latter machine
was withdrawn from service on 2 December 1965 after being
retired at Alice Springs,
its last owner at that time being Territory Rice Ltd of Darwin
NT. The
DCA register quoted
its RAAF identity as A17-322 and it was assigned DHA overhaul number
T.308 when
issued to DHA in November 1944 for complete overhaul. VH-UTD was
registered
on 15 December 1995
to Ray Windred who had the Tiger Moth rebuild production line at Lusk-
intyre NSW,
quoting its id.as "341". Ian McDonell's nice shot
above was taken at Luskintyre
in June 2009.