Incident de Havilland DH.60G Moth VH-UGW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356311
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 December 1937
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:Light Aeroplanes Pty Ltd [Pike Bros], Brisbane
Registration: VH-UGW
MSN: 834
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brisbane River at Corinda, near Brisbane, Queensland -   Australia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) when crashed into the Brisbane River at Corinda, Queensland 8.12.37.

Corinda is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. As G-AUGW: https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/g-au?highlight=WyJnLWF1Z3ciXQ==
3. As VH-AGW: https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/vh-ua-um?highlight=WyJnLWF1Z3ciXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html

History of this aircraft

c/no. 834 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I engine#56, amended to #85] to QANTAS with C of A 1667 issued 30.10.28. Registered as G-AUGW [C of R 295] 6.6.29 to Queensland & Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd (QANTAS), Longreach, Qld. Re-registered VH-UGW later in (July?) 1929. Sold 5.8.29 and re-registered 27.9.29 to S Zlotkowski, Muttaburra, Queensland. Sold 8.5.30 and re-registered 11.6.30 to Qantas Ltd, Brisbane, Qld; fleet number 32 and operated service from Daly Waters to Birdum. Re-registered 18.1.34 to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Archerfield, Qld. Re-registered 30.4.37 to Light Aeroplanes Pty Ltd [Pike Bros], Brisbane, Qld.
Registration VH-UGW cancelled 17.11.38.

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Mar-2024 21:14 Dr. John Smith Added
12-Mar-2024 21:15 ASN Updated [Narrative]
12-Mar-2024 21:16 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source]

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