ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203669
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 June 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Klemm L.32-V |
| Owner/operator: | Maude Rose |
| Registration: | VH-UVE |
| MSN: | 402 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Archerfield, Brisbane, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered in Germany in February 1932 to Akaflieg Berlin-Charlottenburg as D-2299. First registered in the UK (C of R 5382) on 26.10.34 as G-ACYU to Aircraft Exchange & Mart Ltd., Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 5720) 22.3.35 to Norman Barry Littlejohn, London WC.2 (aircraft based at London Airpark, Hanworth Aerodrome, Feltham, Middlesex).
In December 1935 Maude Rose "Lores" Bonney purchased the Klemm from Norman Berry Littlejohn of Melbourne who had flown it out from the U.K., and re-registered it as VH-UVE on 12.12.35. She christened it 'My Little Ship II', and departed Darwin for South Africa on 13.4.37, arriving at Cape Town some four months later. The trip had a double interest for Maude Rose "Lores" Bonney. She had been born in the Union of South Africa, and hence it was a trip back "home" plus the solo flight had never been done before.
The Klemm was shipped back to Australia but unfortunately was destroyed in the disastrous fire in the Qantas No 2 hangar at Archerfield Airport, Brisbane, Queensland on 28.6.39.
As a post-script, the UK registration G-ACYU was belatedly cancelled by the Air Ministry on 1.12.46
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UVE.html
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACYU.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U1.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_D-8.html
7. http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/lores_bonney_bio.html
8. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2018 15:56 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jun-2022 22:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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