ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163141
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| Date: | 28-JAN-1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | A.J.Murphy |
| Registration: | VH-UFJ |
| MSN: | 278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 18 miles from Miles, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Miles Airport, Queensland (WLE/YMLS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
G-AUFJ [C of R 151] registered 22.12.26 to QANTAS Ltd, Longreach; fitted with Cirrus I. Probably the Moth used by Qantas-operated Longreach Light Aeroplane Club with effect from 27.12.26. Damaged at Eagle farm 12.1.27; rebuilt Sept 1927 with Cirrus II. Re-registered as VH-UFJ 1929, possibly not used (photo below shows registration applied to still be G-AUFJ). Sold 7.10.29 and re-registered in Nov 1929 to A J Murphy, Miles, Queensland.
Written off when crashed 18 miles from Miles, Queensland 28.1.30; the pilot and owner of the aircraft, A.J. Murphy was performing a local flight with a passenger, Mr. G. Mundell. En route, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed on the property of Herbert Rayner. Both occupants were killed
Wreck sold 23.7.30 to A W Rose, Brisbane for rebuild. Registration cancelled 19.8.30, so rebuild presumably abandoned
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-AU.html
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/G-AUFJ.html
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles,_Queensland
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1930/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60-moth-near-miles-2-killed/]
6. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2014 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Aug-2017 18:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2017 18:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jun-2022 05:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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