ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62803
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | 34 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A34-48 |
| MSN: | DHA2037 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile East of Parafield, Adelaide, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Parafield, Parafield, Adelaide, South Australia (YPPF) |
12.42: Manufactured by De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Mascot Airport, Sydney NSW.
12.01.43: 1st Flight at Mascot, Sydney, NSW
17.01.43: Received by No 2 Aircraft Park (2 AP) at Bankstown Airport, Sydney, NSW and bought on charge as A34-48.
19.01.43: Directorate of Air Transport, Allied Air Forces allocated radio call sign VH-CSM, which was painted on the aircraft.
23.01.43: Allocated to No 34 (T) Squadron RAAF at Parafield, SA.
25.01.43: Received by 34 Squadron RAAF at Parfield.
26.01.43: Landed short of the runway at Parafield airport 12:15 hours. Starboard undercarriage sank into soft ground causing moderate damage. Pilot A408237 Sergeant A.F. Denton and passenger AC.1 S.N. Barber were uninjured.
11.03.43: On a routine flight the aircraft was observed to stall at a low height and crash approximately one mile East of Parafield aerodrome at 07:15hrs. Both crew killed
Pilot O413741 Pilot Officer Milton Hubert CONKEY (aged 29) single of Cootamundra NSW
Passenger A54621 LAC Bernard James HOVEY (aged 29) married of Creswick, Victoria
Pilot Officer Conkey is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery Springbank, Adelaide SA Plot B Row B Grave 4.
LAC Hovey is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery Springbank, Adelaide SA Plot B Row B Grave 6.
04.04.43: Wreckage recovered to Parafield and approval given for conversion to components.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
2. https://www.ozatwar.com//ozcrashes/sa12.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus01.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a34.htm
5. https://placesofpride.awm.gov.au/memorials/262582
6. https://baaa-acro.sindev.ch/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh84-dragon-adelaide-2-killed
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2249923/milton-hubert-conkey/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2249981/bernard-james-hovey/
9. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/632925
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parafield_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 28-May-2009 23:37 | angels one five | Updated |
| 02-Jan-2012 11:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2022 00:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2022 00:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Nov-2022 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 27-May-2023 11:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Operator, Location, Operator]] |
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