ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163120
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| Date: | Friday 5 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Airflite (Training) Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-UAK |
| MSN: | 242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mascot, Sydney, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mascot, Sydney, NSW |
| Mascot, Sydney, NSW |
DH.60 [Cirrus I] sold to Controller of Civil Aviation, Australia with C of A 962 issued 20.4.26. Registered G-AUAK [C of R 139] 12.7.26 to Civil Aviation Branch, Dept of Defence and issued 7.26 to Australian Aero Club (NSW Section), Mascot. Later re-registered to the Aero Club of NSW.
Crashed on take-off Mascot 4.2.30; registration cancelled 23.4.30. Rebuilt and re-flown 17.9.30 and re-registered VH-UAK 20.9.30 to same owner; fitted with Gipsy I engine in 2.31. Named "Rouseabout" at this time (1929/30 - see photo link #5).
Crashed into Botany Bay, NSW 2.5.31 whilst searching for body of drowned boy; registration cancelled 19.9.31. Salvaged and rebuilt, registration restored 9.2.32 to same owner. Crashed near Mascot, Sydney, NSW 30.6.33; rebuilt, with Cirrus II engine fitted 8.33. Registered 18.8.37 to the Royal Aero Club of NSW, Mascot, Sydney.
Re-registered 1.9.37 to De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Mascot. Re-registered 5.10.37 to J N Walshe, Port Moresby, New Guinea. Re-registered 9.9.38 to F A Lord, Koitakinumu, New Guinea. Registered 12.11.39 to Airflite Pty Ltd, Mascot. Re-registered 27.1.40 to Airflite Pty Ltd, Mascot. Re-registered 27.1.40 to Airflite (Training) Pty Ltd, Mascot, NSW. Possibly fitted with Gipsy II engine in 1940/41. Unusually not impressed into military service with the RAAF, and retained civilian registration throughout.
Crashed on landing Mascot, Sydney, NSW 5.12.41, severely damaged, and withdrawn from use.
Re-registered 30.9.42 to Victor Burgess, Buccaneer Bay, Sydney, NSW for rebuild with parts from VH-UAH (c/no. 245) but rebuild not progressed. Registration cancelled 30.1.46 at Post War Census
Sources:
1. http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/DH60%20G-AUAK.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-AU.html
3. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/G-AUAK.html
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144639395/view
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Airport
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2014 00:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Sep-2023 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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