ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19215
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| Date: | Sunday 13 October 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-DQN |
| MSN: | 365 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kooweerup, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kooweerup, Victoria | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF MZ251: Departed Liverpool on SS Samanco 30/07/44, arrived Melbourne 04/09/44.
Delivered as Auster MkIII. Changed from MZ251 to A11-13 on 02/10/44. Struck off charge when sold for £450 on 02/06/47.
First civil Registered VH-BGI 05/01/49 to 20/07/61, then withdrawn from use and stored. Registration VH-DQN restored 21/09/65 by Mr. J. Stewart of Deniliquin, a former mayor the town, who proudly used Deniliquin's aeronautical designation for the registration VH-DQN. Painted in a blue and white scheme, it retained the fabric covering over the AOP-3 rear cabin perspex areas as applied to VH-BGI.
After sale to a Melbourne owner, this Auster was substantially damaged 13/10/1968 when it struck power lines during a forced landing at Kooweerup, Victoria, and flipped over on to its back, luckily without serious injury to the pilot and passenger.
Struck Off Register 31/10/68, but, at last report, VH-DQN was a long-term restoration project at Keilor, Victoria.
Sources:
1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=260
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-DQN.html
3. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a11.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2014 01:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2014 01:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2014 06:25 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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