ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301016
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| Date: | Thursday 20 May 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | Taylors Air Transport Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-AHY |
| MSN: | 2073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Slate Creek strip, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lae Airport, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (LAE/AYNZ) |
| Slate Creek strip, Morobe province |
10.04.43: Manufactured by De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Mascot Airport, Sydney NSW as part on an RAAF order for 87 aircraft
12.04.43: 1st Flight at Mascot, Sydney, NSW.
01.05.43: Received by No 2 Aircraft Park (2 AP) at Bankstown airport, Sydney, NSW and bought on charge as A34-84.
16.06.43: Modified W/T (Wireless Telegraphy) Equipment fitted at De Havilland Mascot Airport, Sydney, NSW.
13.07.43: Allocated to No 5 Communications Unit (5 CU) at RAAF Garbutt Queensland.
16.07.43: Received by No 5 Communications Unit (5 CU) at RAAF Garbutt Queensland.
2906.44: Allocated to De Havilland at Mascot airport Sydney NSW for overhaul.
07.07.44: Received by De Havilland at Mascot airport Sydney NSW.
01.03.45: Received by 2AD for post overhaul checks.
08.03.45: Allocated to No 3 Communications Unit (3 CU) at Mascot airport Sydney NSW.
29.03.45: Received by 3 CU at Mascot Airport, Sydney, NSW
03.06.45: Allocated to No 5 Aircraft Depot (5 AD) at RAAF Base Wagga Wagga, NSW, for storage.
19.06.45: Received by 5AD at RAAF Base Wagga Wagga, NSW
19.09.45: Survey report to Commonwealth Disposal Commission (CDC) recommended disposal.
08.10.45: Sold by CDC to Bridgewater Sound Systems, Allison Street, Randwick, Sydney, NSW for £750 pounds. RAAF Markings to be removed before issue. CDC Sales Advice No G (Vic) 88 dated 06 October 1945 refers.
03.12.45: Issued to purchaser.
21.05.46: Registration application by Shark Patrol Service Co c/o Airflite Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney, NSW.
25.05.46: Registered as VH-AHY.
10.06.47: Sold to Taylors Air Transport Ltd, Lae, Papua New Guinea.
08.06.47: Departed Sydney on delivery flight to Lae for Mr Joe Taylor to commence his charter business. Pilot Ralph Elphinstone remembers: "There we were in the two Dragons. Joe Taylor and myself in one, Ross Kerrick in the other, two mechanics, and a traffic clerk, all our spares, suitcases, everything to run an airline. Just arrived up in Lae unannounced one day and started flying the next."
20.05.48: Undershot on landing at Slate Creek strip, Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. Aircraft destroyed.
06.48: Insured by Lloyds of London, who took over the ownership of the wreck. Disposed as salvage
16.08.48: Struck-off Register
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
2. https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/dh84-pt2/dh84-dragon-pt2.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus01.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a34.htm
5. http://www.maplandia.com/papua-new-guinea/morobe/slate-creek/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2022 10:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jun-2023 16:34 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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