ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300439
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1943 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 6 CF RAAF |
| Registration: | A34-18 |
| MSN: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Katherine River, one mile from RAAF Katherine, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Katherine, NT |
10.42: Built Mascot by De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd to RAAF order for 87 airframes
30.10.42: First flight at Mascot, Sydney, NSW.
10.11.42: Brought on RAAF charge as A34-18. Received 2Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond ex-De Havillands
05.12.42: Departed Richmond on ferry flight to Port Moresby, pilot Sergeant Moloney arrived 6.12.42.
07.12.42: Test flown by O271547 Flight Leiutetnant A.A.N Pentland, who declared the aircraft engines were totally unfit for service and grounded the aircraft until repairs were done.
05.01.43: Detached to operate from Dobodura strip. New Guinea. Flying Officer Davies in command.
14.02.43: Failed to rotate on take-off from Gurney strip Milne Bay. Extensive damage to undercarriage and lower surfaces after running out of runway. Pilot, O406524 Pilot Officer R.P. Farris was uninjured.
17.02.43: Allocated to No 10 Repair & Salvage Unit (10 R&SU) at Macrossan, Queensland, for repairs. Reallocated to 1 RCS on completion of repairs same day.
12.05.43: Issued to De Havillands at Banksdown, Sydney, NSW ex 1 RCS
06.03.43: Allocated to De Havilland at Bankstown Airport, Sydney, NSW for repairs.
07.09.43: Received 2 Aircraft Park Bankstown ex De Havillands Bankstown
10.09.43: Allotted 6 Communications Flight RAAF ex-2 Aircraft Park, Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. To have AT10/AR14 W/T (Wireless Telegraphy) equipment installed
04.10.43: Received 6 Communications Flight RAAF ex-2 Aircraft Park, Bankstown, Sydney, NSW.
22.10.43: Wrecked by high winds in a tropical storm, Katherine Aerodrome, Katherine, NT. Broke away from moorings, extensive damage. Pilot A41432 Flight sergeant G.N. Way of 6 Communications Flight was uninjured. E. J. Connellan of Connellan Airways, Alice Springs records in his book "Failure of Triumph": "One night at Katherine, two Air Force DH.84 Dragons disappeared except for the lower wings, which remained where were stayed [tied] down while the rest of the aeroplanes were in the Katherine River a mile away.
01.11.43: Received 14 Aircraft Repair Depot at Gorrie, NT for inspection. Deemed "damaged beyond repair" and Recommended for conversion to components.
22.11.43: Approved for conversion to components and Struck Off Charge
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus01.html
3. https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/dh84-pt2/dh84-dragon-pt2.htm
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a34.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Airfield#World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2022 00:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Nov-2022 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2022 21:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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