ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145043
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A4-15 |
| MSN: | 1010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Currie, King Island, TAS -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| King Island, Tasmania | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 K8794. To RAAF at 1 Aircraft Depot 11.8.37, and became A4-15. To 1AD storage 5.9.37. To 21 Squadron 21.10.37. Dropped into a ditch during forced landing at Currie on King Island, Tasmania and destroyed by ensuing fire on 11.9.38.
Airframe approved to be written off and broken up 20.9.38. Engines became Instructional airframe CH3.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA267086
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Island_(Tasmania)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2012 13:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Apr-2012 14:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2012 08:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2017 13:52 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 06:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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