ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353434
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| Date: | Friday 8 November 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A7-121 |
| MSN: | 977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Archerfield Airport, 2.5 miles South of Brisbane, Queensland -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Archerfield Airport, Queensland (YBAF) |
| Archerfield Airport, QLD (YBAF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 977 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I #175] to DeHavilland Australia with C of A 1762 issued 14.1.29. Registration G-AULR allocated, but not taken up. Registered VH-ULR [C of R 313] 6.8.29 to QANTAS Ltd, Brisbane, Qld. Sold 30.10.29 and re-registered 26.11.29 to Julius W H Moxon, of Moxon Motors Ltd, Brisbane, Qld. Sold 6.5.30 and re-registered 17.6.30 to C R Broome, Nanango, Qld. Registration VH-ULR cancelled as 'lapsed' 16.6.32.
Sold 19.4.32 and re-registered 29.7.32 to Queensland Aero Club, Archerfield. Qld. Badly damaged when struck wires and crashed at Archerfield 5.10.35; repaired and returned to service. Badly damaged in forced landing Ferndale, Qld 29.10.35; repaired and returned to service.
Re-registered 29.11.35 to Royal Queensland Aero Club, Archerfield. Badly damaged in forced landing out of fuel Reed River, Qld 30.5.37; repaired and returned to service. Badly damaged in heavy landing Archerfield, Qld 12.2.40; repaired and returned to service. Registration VH-ULR cancelled 9.9.40.
Impressed into military service as A7-121 on 6.9.40 at 2 EFTS Archerfield, Qld. Damaged on landing 8.11.40 at Archerfield, Qld. Not repaired: reduced to spares and struck off charge 23.12.40.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/vh-ua-um?highlight=WyJ2aC11bHIiXQ==
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p009.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1981.pdf
6. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/CMS/raaf2/2a7
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archerfield_Airport#World_War_II
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2024 14:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Mar-2024 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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