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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:A17-19 RAAF
    Construction Number:82573
    Last Civil Registration:VH-APQ
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Australia Tiger Moth I...
    Latest Owner or Location:Tiger Moth Joy Rides Pty Ltd, Oxenford, QLD

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.

    To Tiger Moth Joy Rides Pty Ltd, Oxenford, QLD with new c/r VH-APQ.

    1939

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II by de Havilland Australia at Australia.
    Assembled in Australia

    1939

    New construction number, DHA19, assigned to the airframe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A17-19.

    11 April 1946

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-APQ.

    11 April 1946

    To Tiger Moth Joy Rides Pty Ltd, Oxenford, QLD with new c/r VH-APQ.

    From Unknown to May 1959

    To Austerserve, Sydney keeping c/r VH-APQ.

    May 1959

    To Blaxell and Grummels, Perth keeping c/r VH-APQ.

    May 1963


    Photographer: Mike Madden
    Notes: Blaxell and Grummels Aviation Tiger sprayer VH-APQ at Maylands March 1963

    24 June 1963

    Withdrawn from use.

    January 1974


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: VH-APQ and VH-PCI both lived on Sheoak Springs farm, Wongan Hills WA, where they are seen in January 1974.Alfie Felcmans red and white APQ has an anti-spin tail strake, unusual for Australian Tigers. PCI was all over silver.

    By February 1974

    To Alfie Felcman with new c/r VH-APQ.

    November 1980


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: VH-APQ at Beverley WA in November 1980. Note the unusual anti-spin strakes at the tailplane

    6 November 2001

    To Tiger Moth Joy Rides Pty Ltd, Oxenford, QLD keeping c/r VH-APQ.

    27 February 2006

    To Tiger Moth Joy Rides Pty Ltd, Oxenford, QLD keeping c/r VH-APQ.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Australian Defense Force Serials
    Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
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     Terry Fletcher
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