ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30709
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 June 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | Airlines (WA) Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-BIU |
| MSN: | 28-7990537 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cue, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cue, Western Australia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.I R3549. Delivered to RAAF at 2 AP (8.40) but always retained RAF serial. To 2 SFTS 2.9.40. 4 SFTS 1.4.41. Fitted turret 19.12.41. Damaged when tail swung into air compressor while taxying, Georgina SLG, WA, 12.3.42. Starboard undercarriage collapsed after landing Georgina SLG, 8.10.42. Overshot and hit fence when making forced landing after port engine failure, Geraldton, WA, 6.1.43. ANA overhaul; 13.8.43. 4 SFTS 10.4.44. 87 OBU 2.8.45.
Sold 28.2.47. CoR No 1382 as VH-BIU issued 8.9.47 to Airlines (WA) Ltd, Perth, WA. Written off when engine failed and aircraft struck trees on take-off, Cue W.A. 29.6.48. Both persons on board killed. Cancelled 9.12.48 as "dismantled".
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/20081122044040/http://www.baaa-acro.com/Pays/A/Australie-1940-1949.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Mar-2012 18:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 19:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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