ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238432
Last updated: 20 July 2020
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| Date: | 03-MAR-1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Dornier Do 12 Libelle II |
| Owner/operator: | Fiji Builders Ltd |
| Registration: | VQ-FAB |
| C/n / msn: | 117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Suva -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
Aircraft imported from New Zealand by builder Alfred Henry Marlow, for travel to jobs around the Fiji Islands.
It was badly damaged during a tropical cyclone which lashed Fiji between 26 February and 3 March 1931. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and later displayed at a local technical college (along with other aircraft). Some time after 1972 the aircraft was returned to Germany, restored, and is now on display as VQ-FAB at the Deutsches Museum, Munich.
Sources:
1. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Libelle
2. www.histaviation.com/Dornier_Do_Libelle.html
3. www.rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/8281/dornier_libelle_flying_boat_1930
Images:
Photo of VQ-FAB courtesy AirHistory.net
Munich / Deutsches Museum [ Off-Airport ]
16 July 2008; (c) R.A.Scholefield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2020 19:54 | Ron Averes | Added |
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