Thread: Tiger moth loses power on t/o, augers into a tree, none hurt.
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Old September 1st 08, 11:45 PM posted to alt.usenet.kooks,rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_25_]
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Default Tiger moth loses power on t/o, augers into a tree, none hurt.
george wrote in news:17ac164a-6cb2-4ffc-ae83-
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On Sep 2, 8:53*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Really?

Name one, k00kie boi.

Seems to have been engine failure on takeoff.
We used to use DH82s in the topdressing industry.
Todays wreck at the end of the airstrip was back flying the next day
thanks to very good engineers and the toughness of the aeroplane



Hard to beat a steel tube fuse and wood wings for strenght!

bertie