Incident Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III VH-BBS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19206
 
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Date:Monday 3 November 1958
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III
Owner/operator:J.A. Caswell
Registration: VH-BBS
MSN: 492
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wacol, 11 miles SW of Brisbane, QLD -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Maryborough, Queensland
Destination airport:Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.III MT408: RAF service with 652, 411 and 3 Squadrons. Allocated to RAAF 25/2/1945. Taken on charge by the RAAF as A11-30on 11/4/1945. Struck off charge upon sale by the CDC to J.A.Caswell, Maryborough, Queensland for £135. Registered to him 17/4/1947, and allocated the registration VH-BBS on 15/11/1948

Written off 3/11/1958 when crashed at Wacol, 11 miles south-west of Brisbane, Queensland; registration VH-BBS cancelled 1/3/1959.

Sources:

1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=380
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacol,_Queensland
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryborough,_Queensland

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
25-Mar-2014 02:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
09-Jun-2022 22:32 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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