ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351527
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A7-50 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Werribee, 6 miles North West of Point Cook, Victoria -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Point Cook, Victoria (YMPC) |
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.
As A7-50, delivered to 1 FTS RAAF Point Cook, Victoria [by 3.32].
Written off (destroyed) when wrecked in a forced landing at Werribee, 6 miles North West of Point Cook, Victoria 2.10.35. Both crew on board survived, albeit with concussion and minor injuries. As reported in a contemporary local newspaper (The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.) Thursday 3 October 1935 Page 13 - see link #1):
AIR FORCE CRASH
Two Seriously Injured
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.
An Air Force Moth training 'plane was wrecked in a crash on an emergency landing ground near Werribee to-day, and the two occupants were seriously injured.
The victims are: Air Cadet William Keenan, of New South Wales (concussion and cut face) and Flying Officer Leslie Scott, of Point Cook (concussion).
The two victims were too badly injured to give a coherent account of the accident, the cause of which is un
known".
Struck off charge 1.11.35.
Sources:
1. The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.) Thursday 3 October 1935 Page 13 AIR FORCE CRASH: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35928302
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/CMS/raaf2/2a7
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werribee,_Victoria
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 09:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Feb-2024 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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