Incident Avro 652A Anson Mk I VH-AYD,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29235
 
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Date:Saturday 24 May 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 652A Anson Mk I
Owner/operator:Guinea Air Traders
Registration: VH-AYD
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bulolo, Morobe -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Lae, Papua New Guinea (LAY/AYNZ)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 DG874. To RAAF at 1 Aircraft Depot 29.3.42. 1 SFTS 27.6.42. 73 Sqn 7.4.43. 5 AD to fit ASV radar 3.12.43. 73 Sqn 18.12.43. 67 Sqn ‘MK-F’ 11.8.44. Point Cook 30.10.44. Ansett 19.1.45. 1 AD 18.6.45. 67 Sqn 18.6.45. 11 EFTS storage 26.9.45.

Sold 19.6.46. CoR No 1156 as VH-AYD issued 14.12.46 to E.H. Loneragan, Mudgee, NSW. Transferred 24.3.47 to Guinea Air Traders, Lae, PNG. Crashed Bulolo, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, 24.5.47. Cancelled 26.8.47

Sources:

1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-AYD.html
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20080821114042/http://baaa-acro.com/Pays/P/PNG-1940-1949.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20121019195054/http://baaa-acro.com/Photos-63/VH-AYD-1.jpg (photo of crash)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
07-Apr-2012 11:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
11-Apr-2014 01:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Apr-2022 07:47 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]
25-Jun-2023 11:29 Ron Averes Updated [[Aircraft type]]

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