ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154241
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Guinea Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-UQU |
| MSN: | 4051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sonia Airstrip, Wau -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sonia Airstrip, Wau, PNG |
To DH Australia with C of A 3801 issued 14.3.33. Registered VH-UQU [C of R 467] 4.9.33 to Adastra Airways Ltd, Mascot. VH-UQU inaugurated Adastra's run from Sydney to Bega on the south coast of NSW. It was later augmented with the Waco YKS6 VH-UOX and finally replaced by D.H.90 Dragonfly VH-AAD in March 1938. February 1938 statistics for the airline indicate that there were 423 round trip flights between Sydney and Bega: 100 by the Fox Moth and 323 by the Waco YKS6
Struck by Genairco VH-UOG whilst taxying at Mascot 15.1.36; repaired.
Badly damaged in a collision with DH.60 VH-UOZ on take-off Mascot 14.4.36; the DH.60 Moth was taking off across its path, back in the days when Mascot had no runways.
With the introduction of the Dragonfly, VH-UQU was repaired, sold on, and registered 26.3.38 to Guinea Airways Ltd, Lae. Damaged in crash on landing Sonia Airstrip, Wau, New Guinea 30.8.41 [pilot C H Gray]. Subsequently destroyed by enemy action whilst parked at Sonia Air Strip, Wau in New Guinea 21.1.42. Registration cancelled 11.3.42.
Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UQU.html
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p040.htm
http://www.adastra.adastron.com/company/adastra.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 11:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Mar-2013 11:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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