ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46083
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A12-8 |
| MSN: | 7396 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Port Philip Bay, off RAAF Point Cook, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered onboard the vessel SS Fordsdale to Melbourne on 14/03/30. Assembled by 1 AD at Laverton 05/30. Served with 1 FTS 06/30. Accidents on 02/09/32, 10/32, 30/01/33. Served with 21 Sqn. Wing tip flare struck Bulldog A12-1 during take off on 26/01/37.
Crashed into sea at Port Philip Bay 3 miles off Point Cook, Victoria on 23/03/37 during camera gun practice against a target towed by another plane. Pilot-Officer E.J. Eagerty RAAF was killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Air Enthusiast 59
2. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19370324.2.83&cl=CL2.1937.03.24&e=-------10--1----0--
3. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/1a12.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2011 04:59 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2014 20:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2015 19:36 | Xindel | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 09-Jun-2022 20:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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