Incident Avro 594 Avian IV VH-UMW,
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Date:Saturday 22 November 1930
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic AVIN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 594 Avian IV
Owner/operator:Motors Ltd, Adelaide
Registration: VH-UMW
MSN: 327
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:sea off Semaphore South, Port Adelaide, SA -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Parafield Airport, Adelaide, SA (YPPF)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
c/no 327 Avro 594 Avian IV: No UK CofA issued. Regd VH-UMW [CofR 356] 28.1.30 to Motors Ltd, Adelaide. (Aircraft based at Parafield, Adelaide, South Australia)

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into the sea off Semaphore South, City of Port Adelaide, South Australia 22.11.30. Registration VH-UMW cancelled 30.11.30

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/avian.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
3. https://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Nov30.html
4. Adelaide News Newspaper Archives Nov 22 1930, Page 1: https://newspaperarchive.com/adelaide-news-nov-22-1930-p-1/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_South,_South_Australia
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parafield_Airport#History

Revision history:

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27-May-2023 10:59 Ron Averes Updated

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