Incident de Havilland DH.60G Moth A7-23,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351519
 
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Date:Thursday 14 November 1935
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G Moth
Owner/operator:1 FTS RAAF
Registration: A7-23
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles north of RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAAF Point Cook, Victoria (YMPC)
Destination airport:RAAF Point Cook, Victoria (YMPC)
Narrative:
A contract [no.19506] was awarded by the Department of Defence for the RAAF in March 1929 for the licence-production of 32 Moths, at a unit cost of £448-10-0, excluding engines to be built by Larkin Aircraft Supply Co Ltd, Coode Island, Melbourne ["LASCO"]. They were initially intended to be DH.60X Cirrus II Moths and the contract specified delivery of the first twelve by 31.1.30. However, production slipped and it is believed that all were fitted with Gipsy Is. No c/nos. were issued: airframes were identified by their RAAF serials A7-23 to A7-54.

Moth A7-23 was delivered to 1 FTS RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria 29.7.30.

Written off (destroyed) when crashed 2 miles North of RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria 14.11.35. Not repaired: reduced to spares and scrap. Struck off charge 17.12.35.

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/CMS/raaf2/2a7
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Williams#RAAF_Base_Point_Cook

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Feb-2024 07:18 Dr. John Smith Added
07-Feb-2024 10:44 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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