ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163121
Last updated: 5 October 2020
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| Date: | 06-AUG-1927 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Australian Aero Club (Victoria Section) |
| Registration: | G-AUAF |
| C/n / msn: | 243 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Essendon, Melbourne -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Essendon, Melbourne (MEB/YMEN) |
| Essendon, Melbourne (MEB/YMEN) |
DH.60 [Cirrus I] shipped to Australia on the S.S. Largs Bay, having been sold to the Controller of Civil Aviation, Australia with C of A 963 issued 20.4.26. Shipped to Australia on the S.S. Largs Bay. An Australian Certificate of Airworthiness was issued for it on 12.7.26 and it was officially registered to the CAB on the same day. Registered G-AUAF [C of R 135] 12.8.26 to Civil Aviation Branch, Dept of Defence and issued to Australian Aero Club (Victoria Section), Essendon, Melbourne.
Written off when destroyed after crashing into the reservoir on the eastern boundary of Essendon aerodrome, Essendon, Melbourne 6.8.27; While both occupants were injured, aircraft was destroyed. Registration G-AUAF cancelled same day
Sources:
1. http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/DH60%20G-AUAF.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-AU.html
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia
4. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/G-AUAF.html
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1927/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60-moth-in-essendon/]
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2014 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Sep-2017 19:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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