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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:DH-82C Tiger Moth
    Last Military Serial:A17-570 RAAF
    Construction Number:1005/T295
    Last Civil Registration:VH-WEM
    Compressed ID:deHavilland Canada DH-82C sn A17-57...
    Latest Owner or Location:Paul Matthew Johnson, High Range, NSW

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    Dates

    Event

    1942

    Constructed as a DH-82C by deHavilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A17-570.

    30 October 1953

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-AQH.

    10 November 1954

    To Royal Victoria Aero Club with new c/r VH-RVJ.

    December 1954


    Photographer: Ed Coates
    Notes: At Moorabbin

    1 May 1962

    To Ballarat Aero Club with new c/r VH-WEM.

    February 1965


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: At Ballarat

    1966

    To Les Penna, Bendigo keeping c/r VH-WEM.

    28 April 1970

    Withdrawn from use.

    Displayed at Flying Fighters Museum at Archerfield, Brisbane.

    29 March 1986


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: Wangaratta Airport, Victoria

    17 January 1994

    To Flying Fighters Pty Ltd, Sunnybank, QLD keeping c/r VH-WEM.

    5 March 2002

    To Flying Fighters Pty Ltd, Sunnybank, QLD keeping c/r VH-WEM.

    13 July 2005

    To Flying Fighters Pty Ltd, Sunnybank, QLD keeping c/r VH-WEM.

    Based at Flying Fighters Museum, Brisbane Archerfield Airport, Archerfield, Queensland.
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    5 January 2017

    To The Official Trustee In Bankruptcy, Brisbane, QLD keeping c/r VH-WEM.

    20 October 2017

    To Nicholas Raymond Heiniger, Foster, NSW keeping c/r VH-WEM.


    Photographer: Scott Williamson
    Notes: At Archerfield

    9 June 2020

    To Paul Matthew Johnson, High Range, NSW keeping c/r VH-WEM.
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     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Ed Coates Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection by Ed Coates
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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