ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18544
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| Date: | Monday 5 December 1921 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol 28 Tourer |
| Owner/operator: | West Australian Airways |
| Registration: | G-AUDI |
| MSN: | 6116 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Murchinson River, 130 km N of Geraldton, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Geraldton, WA |
| Derby, WA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Norman Brearley's Western Australian Airways was the first air operation in Australia to commence regular air services. It carried airmail and passengers to Derby, to and from Geraldton where the railway terminated. The very first Tourer used, G-AUDI, crashed during the inaugural flight, on 5th December, 1921, Near Murchinson River, 130 km north of Geraldton. Regular operations did not commence until the following year, on 21st February 1922.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia
2. https://www.raafawa.org.au/museum/index.php
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australian_Airways
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Oct-2013 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2013 07:14 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 07:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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