ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300620
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 4 CU RAAF |
| Registration: | A34-49 |
| MSN: | 2038 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Redwood Park, Warrego Highway, 3 miles East of Toowoomba, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
| RAAF Toowoomba, Queensland |
01.43: Manufactured by De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Mascot Airport, Sydney NSW as part of an order for 87 aircraft.
27.01.43: 1st Flight at Mascot, Sydney, NSW.
29.01.43: Allocated to No 3 Communications Unit (3 CU) at Mascot airport, Sydney for use by GOC 1st Army.
31.01,43: Received by No 2 Aircraft Park (2 AP) at Bankstown Airport, Sydney, NSW and bought on charge as A34-49.
31.01.43: (Same day) Allocation to 3 CU cancelled.
01.02.43: Allocated to No 4 Communications Unit (4 CU) at RAAF Station Archerfield, Brisbane, for Army use.
02.03.43: On a flight from Archerfield to Toowoomba the aircraft was flying in a valley when cloud was encountered and the pilot tried to turn back but failed to clear trees on the valley slope. The aircraft clipped the trees then bellied in and burst into flames near Redwood Park at 07:20 hours. The pilot A423500 Sergeant A.A. Pearson and passenger A77305 AC.1 A. Hunt both escaped the wreckage with minor injuries but the aircraft was destroyed. Total flight time on the airframe was 32 hours 10 minutes.
03.03.43: Allocated to No 3 Aircraft Depot at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland for salvage.
05.03.43: Aircraft wreckage recovered to 3 AD Amberley and converted to components where possible.
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/Redwood_Park,_Toowoomba
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2022 01:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Nov-2022 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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