ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1257
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 September 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 594 Avian III |
| Owner/operator: | G.H. Thompson |
| Registration: | G-CANQ |
| MSN: | R3/CN/132 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Holden, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Holden, Alberta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 594 Avian III seaplane: C of A 1423 issued 30.5.28 [and again on 23.6.28] to Western Canada
Airways Ltd. Registered G-CANQ [C of R 455] 20.7.28 to Western Canada Airways Ltd, Winnipeg. Re-registered 4.6.30 to John Hone, Flin Flon, Manitoba. Registration lapsed 1.9.31. Re-registered [C of R 1063] 29.9.31 to J.G. Hames, Regina, Saskatchewan (presumably upon sale to this new owner). Converted to a 3-seater with Cirrus III engine 6.32; fitted with coupe 1.33. Re-registered [C of R 1322] 28.7.33 to G.F. Gilbert, Melville, Saskatchewan; named “Miss Donna”. Re-registered [C of R 2101] 13.10.37 to G.H. Thomson, Lethbridge, Alberta. Groundlooped on take-off Holden, Alberta 21.9.38; not repaired. To RCAF in wrecked condition 17.11.39 (presumably as ground instructional airframe).
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/databases/image_bank/dig_image.cfm?Lang=e&id=KM1790
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/96-register-canada-g-c
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 21:10 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jan-2014 15:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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