ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163413
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 November 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Australian Aero Club (South Australia Section) |
| Registration: | VH-ULL |
| MSN: | 712 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Modbury, near Adelaide, South Australia -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Parafield Airport, Parafield, Adelaide, South Australia (YPPF) |
| Parafield Airport, Parafield, Adelaide, South Australia (YPPF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 712: DH.60M [Gipsy I] Moth sold to DH Australia, although UK C of A 1855 issued to Gerald Deane 28.2.29. Registered VH-ULL [C of R 320] 30.8.29 to Civil Aviation Branch, Dept of Defence, Melbourne; operated by Australian Aero Club [South Australia Section], Adelaide.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed following in-flight wing failure during aerobatics at Modbury, South Australia 26.11.29. Aircraft went out of control and crashed, injuring both occupants. Registration cancelled 22.12.30
Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. It was named Modbury by R. S. Kelly, on 1 September 1840, after his native town in Devonshire.
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-ULL.html
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/vh-ua-um?highlight=WyJ2aC11bGwiXQ==
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-modbury
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modbury,_South_Australia
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2014 23:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Aug-2017 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2019 14:37 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Jun-2022 22:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Dec-2023 18:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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