ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163373
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| Date: | Saturday 21 February 1931 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A7-22 |
| MSN: | 603 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles west of RAAF Laverton, Victoria -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Laverton, VIC |
| RAAF Laverton, VIC |
c/no. 603 DH.60X [Cirrus II #401] to DeHavilland Australia without C of A. To RAAF as A7-22. To 1 FTS Point Cook.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed during forced landing practice 2 miles West of Laverton, Victoria 27.2.31. The crew was performing a local training mission out from RAAF Laverton. On final approach, the aircraft crashed in a field two miles from the airport. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Struck off charge 18.3.31 [or 21.3.31]
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a7.htm
2. https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-raaf-laverton-0
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p006.html
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1980.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Williams#RAAF_Williams,_Laverton
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2014 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Aug-2017 19:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Aug-2017 19:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 16:43 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2023 18:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Nov-2023 18:25 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase] |
| 04-Dec-2023 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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