ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206291
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| Date: | Saturday 11 June 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | Queensland Aerial Ambulance and Taxi Service Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-CBE |
| MSN: | 94033 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Traveston, near Gympie, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Archerfield Airport, Brisbane, Queensland (YBAF) |
| Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
mid-1939: Built by De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd at Hatfield, England
11.05.39: Registered G-AFOO [C of R 9001] to the London Aero Club Ltd, Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield
17.07.39: First flight at Hatfield
20.07.39: British C of A 6633 issued
21.02.40: Change of ownership: De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney. Total airframe time 65 hours.
00.01.40: Shipped to Australia
17.01.40: Newspaper photo of Moth Minors under assembly at Mascot by De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd shows G-AFOO fuselage on trestles, painted in a light colour with pin striping.
00.02.40: Registration VR-SBI reserved for export to Royal Singapore Flying Club. Sale feel through, aircraft stored at Mascot, Sydney, NSW
13.02.45: De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Sydney wrote to Department of Civil Aviation advising that they wish to recondition a DH.94 imported from England in 1940 and which they have had in storage ever since. It has registration markings G-AFOO. It will be used by the firm's test pilots for transport to various RAAF stations
21.03.45: DCA allocated registration VH-AEE
03.08.45: Registered VH-AEE
03.08.45: C of A issued at Mascot, Sydney, NSW
23.08.46:Change of ownership: Queensland Aerial Ambulance and Taxi Service Pty Ltd, Archerfield Aerodrome, Brisbane, Queensland
26.11.48: DCA advised QAATS that VH-AEE was now a prohibited registration due conflict with international callsigns, and registration was to be changed to VH-CBE
00.12.48: Aircraft repainted VH-CBE during C of A renewal overhaul
19.01.49: Civil Register date for re-registration to VH-CBE
11.06.49: Crashed in forced landing, Traveston, Queensld. Crashed on a tennis court while making a forced landing in a farm paddock due engine failure at Traveston, near Gympie, Queensland. Aircraft was en route Archerfield to Maryborough. Pilot Allen D. Berg and his passenger received minor injuries.
12.06.49: Wreck arrived by road at Archerfield from Traveston. Wreck stripped for parts then burnt
20.07.49: Struck-off Register
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFOO.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/dh94/dh94mothminor.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p940.html
6. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-AEE.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2018 21:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Jun-2022 22:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Oct-2022 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category] |
| 28-May-2023 04:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category]] |
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