ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154246
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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Guinea Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-UZL |
| MSN: | 4064 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lae, near Salamaua, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lae, near Salamaua, Morobe Province, PNG |
Registered G-ACED [C of R 4203] 12.4.33 to The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd, Turnhouse. C of A 3888 issued 6.5.33. Loaned to Car Services, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and had a minor accident at Wallasey Beach, Cheshire 12.7.34. Sold 1.6.35 and registered [C of R 6045] 5.7.35 to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd, Renfrew. Registration cancelled 3.37 as sold.
Shipped to Australia on SS "Time"; arrived Brisbane 5.5.37. Registered in Australia as VH-UZL [C of R 639] 27.5.37 to WW Pike, t/a Light Aeroplane Pty Ltd, Archerfield. C of A lapsed 26.5.38 when owner ceased trading; sold 21.11.38 and registered 10.12.38 to Guinea Airways Ltd, Adelaidce.
Destroyed by enemy action whilst parked at Lae, near Salamaua, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 21.1.42. Registration cancelled 11.3.42.
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACEC.pdf
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UZL.html
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p040.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Mar-2013 12:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2023 02:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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