ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29877
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1926 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A3-24 |
| MSN: | H3045 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria |
| RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF H3045: Imperial Gift to Australia in 1920. To RAAF 31/03/21, and placed into long term storage at 1 Aircraft Depot until 1925, still marked as as H3045. To 1 FTS ‘E’ Flt in 1925 and RAAF serial A3-24 applied.
Crashed 27/01/26 into 40ft of water off Point Cook (crew Commandant W S Hamilton) when controls jammed and aircraft spun into the sea,total flight time 54 hours. Approved for write-off 23/02/26. Struck off charge 11/03/26.
Sources:
1. Air Enthusiast 44
2. http://www.avro504.org/AvroSerialNumbers.html
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/Fiches%20d%27accidents/1926/A3-24.htm]
4. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/1a3.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2014 16:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 16:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 20:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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