ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352312
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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 1929 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | James R Guthrie |
| Registration: | VH-UKX |
| MSN: | 1073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1-mile North East of Baandee, near Merredin, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mascot Airport, Sydney, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Maylands Aerodrome, Perth, Western Australia |
Written off (destroyed) when crashed into a tree at Baandee, WA whilst flying low in East-West Trans Australia Race 5.10.29; flown by Charlie D Pratt as pilot with James R Guthrie as passenger, both injured.
Sources:
1. Geraldton Guardian and Express (Geraldton WA) Monday 7 October 1929 Page 3 THE BAANDEE CRASH: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67224423
2. The Daily News (Perth, WA) Thursday 10 October 1929 Page 1 THE BAANDEE CRASH: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/85139576
3. The Irwin Index (Mingenew, WA) Saturday 19 October 1929 Page 9 THE BAANDEE CRASH: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/251989789
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/vh-ua-um?highlight=WyJ2aC11a3giXQ==
6. Photo of wreckage: https://collectionswa.net.au/items/b755a673-d560-4d25-8b61-b4db17293c72
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p010.html
9. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1982.pdf
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australian_Centenary_Air_Race
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baandee,_Western_Australia
History of this aircraft
c/no. 1073 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I #267] to DeHavilland Australia with C of A 1805 issued 15.2.29. Registered in Australia as VH-UKX [C of R 298] 24.6.29 to Matthews Aviation (Pty) Ltd, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria. Re-registered 28.7.29 to James (Jim) R Guthrie, Moorabool, Victoria; named "Corio".
Registration VH-UKX cancelled 24.10.29
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 08:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Mar-2024 08:04 | ASN | Updated [Narrative] |
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