ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164909
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| Date: | Friday 2 December 1955 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Auster J/5B Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Bush Pilots Airways P/L |
| Registration: | VH-BPA |
| MSN: | 2947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 3 mi from Mareeba, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | aerodrome near Mareeba, QLD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fitted with crop-spraying equipment for a new business venture of low-level spraying tobacco fields on the Atherton Tablelands when it struck a tree and crashed 0,5 mile from aerodrome, killing the pilot, Capt Frank Roche. Crop spraying operations ceased shortly thereafter. Aircraft rebuilt to VH-KCO.
Sources:
The Central Queensland Herald 8 December 1955, p24
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-ADS(2).html
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2840
6. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-KCO.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2014 03:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Apr-2021 07:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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