ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154239
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 March 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 2 AAU RAAF |
| Registration: | A41-4 |
| MSN: | 4048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Miles, near Dulacca, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Archerfield, Queensland |
| Dulacca, Queensland |
Registered G-ACCU [C of R 4088] 13.2.33 to John C Sword; operated by Midland & Scottish Air Ferries Ltd, Renfrew. C of A 3761 issued 3.3.33. Company ceased trading 9.34 and aircraft sold to dealer in "South". C of A lapsed 4.4.35. Registration cancelled 12.36 as sold abroad.
Bought 2.2.37 and registered in Australia as VH-UZC [C of R 628] 23.3.37 to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Archerfield. Registration cancelled 23.8.43. Impressed into military service with the RAAF as A41-4 on 27.7.43.
To 3 Aircraft Depot Archerfield 8.8.43 and converted to air ambulance. To 2 AAU Archerfield 13.9.43. Hit wires during forced landing Miles, near Dulacca, Queensland 20.3.45. Wreck to 3 CRD Amberley 27.3.45 and Struck off charge 31.5.45.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACCU.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
4. https://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series2/A41.htm_
5. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UZC.html
6. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a41.shtml
7. http://ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 10:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Dec-2017 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-May-2023 04:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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