Incident de Havilland DH.60G Moth A7-105,
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Date:Friday 4 October 1940
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:3 EFTS RAAF
Registration: A7-105
MSN: 835
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAAF Essendon, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria -   Australia
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAAF Essendon, Victoria
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no. 835 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I engine#37, amended to #53] first flown 27.10.28 and delivered to QANTAS with C of A issued 30.10.28. Registered as G-AUIA [C of R 259] 5.2.29 to Keith A Virtue, Lismore, NSW. Re-registered as VH-UIA later in 1929. Re-registered 27.4.34 to Victorian Flying School & Taxi Services Ltd, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria. Re-registered 27.4.36 to Holyman's Airways (Pty) Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria. Re-registered 25.11.36 to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria. Registration VH-UIA cancelled 22.7.40 as impressed into military service as A7-105 with 3 EFTS RAAF Essendon.

Written off when badly damaged in collision with A7-110 RAAF Essendon, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria 4.10.40. To 1 Aircraft Depot 25.11.40 for repairs. Repairs not proceeded with, instead struck off charge for reduction to spares and components 16.12.40.

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. As G-AUIA: https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/g-au?highlight=WyJnLWF1aWEiXQ==
3. As VH-UIA: https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/vh-ua-um?highlight=WyJnLWF1aWEiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-AU.html
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/CMS/raaf2/2a7
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1981.pdf
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Airport#History

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Mar-2024 19:50 Dr. John Smith Added
13-Mar-2024 11:15 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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