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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:A17-692 RAN
    Construction Number:DHA0824
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AWA
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Australia Tiger Moth I...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Australian Air Force Museum, RAAF Point Cook, Melborne, Victoria

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II by de Havilland Australia.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n DX781.

    25 November 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A17-692.

    10 July 1953

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Tocumwal.

    From 30 March 1954 to 8 August 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Navy with s/n A17-692.

    30 September 1958

    To Tamworth Aero Club with new c/r VH-TWA.

    31 October 1958

    To Commonwealth of Australia Represented By Royal Australian Air Force 100 Squadron, Raaf Base Point Cook, VIC with new c/r VH-AWA.

    17 March 1961

    To Mr... B. Dower and Mr... R Gillespie, keeping c/r VH-AWA.

    16 June 1965

    To Mr... R. Naughton and J. Mason keeping c/r VH-AWA.

    After 1975


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Adelaide Parafield

    16 November 1986


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Adelaide Parafield

    16 December 1991

    To Ralph John Naughton, Sawtell, NSW keeping c/r VH-AWA.

    20 December 2005

    To Kathryn Greenway, Newport, NSW keeping c/r VH-AWA.

    6 April 2006

    To RAAF Museum, RAAF Williams, Point Cook, VIC keeping c/r VH-AWA.

    6 April 2006

    To Commonwealth of Australia Represented By Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Base Point Cook, VIC keeping c/r VH-AWA.

    Based at Royal Australian Air Force Museum, RAAF Point Cook, Melborne, Victoria.
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    25 March 2015


    Photographer: Jennifer Scarf
    Notes: At Point Cook.

    June 2023


    Photographer: Luskintyre Aircraft Restoration
    Notes: So good to see this restored beauty in the sky in all her glory
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