ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27128
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| Date: | Thursday 14 February 1946 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Noorduyn Norseman |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) |
| Registration: | A71-4 |
| MSN: | 182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Claude River, SE of Iron Range, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Garbutt Airfield, Townsville |
| Iron Range, Queensland |
Flew into severe weather conditions near Iron Range. A71-4 was making a landing at the old Claudie strip to the south east of Iron Range, when the port wing was sliced off by a tree while the aircraft was still under power.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a71.htm
2. http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=867
3. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/norseman/norseman.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Mar-2014 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2014 00:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2014 17:15 | Glock G19 | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2015 16:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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