ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29229
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| Date: | Thursday 24 April 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Guinea Air Traders |
| Registration: | VH-AVQ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles E of Port Moresby -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lae, New Guinea (LAY/AYNZ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF W2239 : to RAAF at 1 Aircraft Depot 28.6.41. Retained RAF serial throughout RAAF service. To GRS 25.9.41, 1 AD 30.11.41. Fitted with turret 17.12.41. To GRS 21.12.41. Ansett 11.12.44. 1 Aircraft Depot 21.5.45. 11 EFTS storage 22.8.45.
Sold 17.7.46. CoR No 1064 as VH-AVQ issued 4.9.46 to Australian Air Traders Sydney, NSW. Transferred 14.4.47 to Guinea Air Traders, Lae, PNG. Crashed 24.4.47 20 miles east of Port Moresby, PNG. Cancelled 20.10.47
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20080821114042/http://baaa-acro.com/Pays/P/PNG-1940-1949.htm
3. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-AVQ1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2012 11:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2014 17:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2022 07:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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