ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351459
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Date: | Tuesday 3 December 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RAAF |
Registration: | A7-53 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Parafield Airport, Parafield, 11 miles N of Adelaide, South Australia -
Australia
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Parafield Airport, South Australia (YPPF) |
Destination airport: | Parafield Airport, South Australia (YPPF) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A contract [no.19506] was awarded by the Department of Defence for the RAAF in March 1929 for the licence-production of 32 Moths, at a unit cost of £448-10-0, excluding engines to be built by Larkin Aircraft Supply Co Ltd, Coode Island, Melbourne ["LASCO"]. They were initially intended to be DH.60X Cirrus II Moths and the contract specified delivery of the first twelve by 31.1.30. However, production slipped and it is believed that all were fitted with Gipsy Is. No c/nos. were issued: airframes were identified by their RAAF serials A7-23 to A7-54.
A7-53 was delivered to 1 Aircraft Depot Laverton, Victoria 12.3.31. To 1 FTS Point Cook, Victoria [by 9.32]. To 1 EFTS Parafield, SA 25.8.39.
Written off (Damaged beyond repair) in a heavy landing at Parafield, SA 3.12.40. Not repaired, Struck off charge 24.2.41.
Sources:
1.
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf 2.
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/CMS/raaf2/2a7 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parafield_Airport#History Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Feb-2024 22:49 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
06-Feb-2024 19:05 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
06-Feb-2024 19:06 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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