Incident Avro 504K G-AUEP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26092
 
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Date:Wednesday 6 June 1928
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A504 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 504K
Owner/operator:Airgold
Registration: G-AUEP
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lae, Morobe -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: Approach
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Lae, Morobe Province, New Guinea
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Built from parts of G-AUBP, which had been withdrawn from use 27 June 1923 and sold to E W Percival for spares in October 1923. First registered after rebuild as G-AUEP on 7 October 1924 to Edgar W Percival, Richmond, NSW. Later sold on to Airgold.

Written off 6 June 1928: On approach to Lae, crashed and burned. Both occupants were injured.

Sources:

1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1928/archives/crash-of-an-avro-504-in-lae/]
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-AU.html
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=27

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
08-Apr-2014 16:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-Jun-2023 11:15 Ron Averes Updated [[Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]]

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