ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18326
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| Date: | Friday 29 March 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/4 Archer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-CGD |
| MSN: | 2082 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Waterford, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | ABAF |
| Waterford, Queensland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered as G-AIPM on 9/1/1947. To Australia as VH-AEC on 18/10/1951. Re-registered VH-KFE in 1959. Re-registered as VH-CGD in 1962. Substantially damaged in a crash (hit trees during forced landing practice) at Waterford, Queensland on 29/3/1968.
Still extant in July 2012 – Stored Wedderburn, NSW. Australia.
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-CGD.html
2. http://www.austerj4.co.uk/?page_id=140
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AIPM-1.pdf
4. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AIPM-2.pdf
5. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1969
6. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-AEC2.html
Images:
ABAF 21JUL68
Photo is of the Memorial Plaque at RAAF Amberley Memorial Gardens for the death of the two RAAF members who were occupants of the aircraft when it crashed on 29/3/1968 & died of injuries in subsequent days. (T. Webber - Pilot)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Dec-2012 13:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2014 00:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Oct-2016 07:13 | Libfan | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Photo, ] |
| 27-Mar-2020 13:30 | GE Hatchman | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Photo] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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