ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74719
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| Date: | Sunday 12 January 1964 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth |
| Owner/operator: | John T. Ford |
| Registration: | VH-ABO |
| MSN: | 8014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | St. George, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. George, Queensland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First civil registered (C of R 6012) as G-ADKT on 2/10/35 to Brooklands Aviation Ltd., Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey. C of A 5153 issued October 1935. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 7003) 9/5/36 to Air Hire Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston Middlesex.
UK Registration cancelled 14/12/1937 when exported to Australia as VH-ABO (first registered in Australia 30/12/1937...although it did not actually arrive until received at Perth Docks 17/1/1938. First flown in Australia at Maylands two days later )
Withdrawn from use following an accident at St. George, Queensland 12/1/64. Aircraft substantially damaged in cyclone whilst parked, awaiting repairs; overturned when its shed was blown away by Cyclone "Little Audrey". Struck off register as "withdrawn from use" 5/3/1965.
Stored 1964-73. Rebuild commenced 15/10/1973 in Melbourne. Still under rebuild in Feb 2009 at a private strip near Geelong,Victoria. Note that the registration on the airframe VH-ABO is currently in use by another aircraft
Sources:
1. The Moth, Enterprise #150
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-ABO.html
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1230797/
4. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADKT.pdf
5. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
6. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/dh87/dh87hornetmoth.htm
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p080.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2010 02:32 | Petro | Added |
| 03-May-2013 10:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2013 10:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2014 02:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2014 02:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2018 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 22:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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