ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166090
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 February 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Porterfield 35-70 Flyabout |
| Owner/operator: | Ansett Airways |
| Registration: | VH-UVH |
| MSN: | 242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Essendon Airport, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Essendon, Melbourne (MEB/YMEN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Porterfield 35-70 Flyabout VH-UVH was one of six aircraft that were destroyed in the severe hangar fire at Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria on 28 February 1939.
However, whilst the registration VH-UVH was cancelled as "withdrawn from use" in 1950, and struck off the register in August 1951, it re-emerged in February 1952 with a new C of R and C of A and sporting a 75 hp Continental A-75 engine after a protracted rebuilt from the bare frame.
After its 1952 rebuild this aircraft had a succession of owners over the past sixty-two years, and was still current in 2014. The present owner is based at Ryeford, Queensland, and had owned VH-UVH since 8 June 2006
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UVH.html
2. http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Ansett%20hangar%20fire%2028-2-39%202.htm
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17565086
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U1.html
5. http://porterfieldplane.ning.com/photo/3570-vh-uvh?context=latest
6. http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/UVH
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2014 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jun-2022 21:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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