ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28769
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| Date: | Saturday 18 December 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Papuan Air Transport |
| Registration: | VH-BMD |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Embi Airfield, Northern -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Port Morseby, PNG |
| Embi, PNG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 EG422. To RAAF at 1 Aircraft Park 13.9.43. CFS 22.10.43. Point Cook 20.9.44. Sold 4.9.47.
CoR No 1836 as VH-BMD issued 10.10.51 to Amphibious Airways Ltd, Rabaul, New Britain, NG. Transferred 11.12.52 to Constructors (Engineering & Industrial) Ltd, Brisbane, Qld. Transferred 2.2.54 to Papuan Air Transport, Port Moresby, NG. Crashed on landing with 14 passengers (no injuries), at Embi, New Guinea, 18.12.54. Registration VH-BMD formally (and belatedly) cancelled 20.9.55.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BMD.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20121018200626/http://baaa-acro.com/archives/1954-JUL-DEC.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2012 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2022 07:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2023 07:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type, Narrative]] |
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