ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238432
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Date: | Tuesday 3 March 1931 |
Time: | |
Type: | Dornier Do A Libelle II |
Owner/operator: | Fiji Builders Ltd |
Registration: | VQ-FAB |
MSN: | 117 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Suva, Viti Levu -
Fiji
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Aircraft imported from New Zealand by builder Alfred Henry Marlow, for travel to jobs around the Fiji Islands.
It was badly damaged during a tropical cyclone which lashed Fiji between 26 February and 3 March 1931. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and later displayed at a local technical college (along with other aircraft). Some time after 1972 the aircraft was returned to Germany, restored, and is now on display as VQ-FAB at the Deutsches Museum, Munich.
Sources:
1.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Libelle 2.
www.histaviation.com/Dornier_Do_Libelle.html 3.
www.rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/8281/dornier_libelle_flying_boat_1930 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Jul-2020 19:54 |
Ron Averes |
Added |
27-Nov-2021 01:54 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
01-Jun-2022 06:06 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [[Location]] |
01-Jun-2022 23:49 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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