ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18508
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| Date: | Monday 4 March 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Navy Gliding Association |
| Registration: | VH-UPS |
| MSN: | B.618 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Trundle, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | RANAS Nowra, NSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This was the former G-ASCG, which had a number of owners before being purchased by William G. Wright of Glasgow, Scotland on 15 May 1968. He moved to Adelaide the following year, and the Terrier was re-registered to him as VH-UPS on 8 May 1969. (The UK registration G-ASCG was cancelled by the UK Civil Aviation Authority 16 January 1969 as "to Australia")
Four days later, on 12 May 1969, ownership of VH-UPS was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy Gliding Association at Nowra naval base in NSW as a glider tug. It was written off on 4 March 1974 when it struck power lines and crashed near Trundle, NSW with a glider in tow, shortly after take off from Nowra. Both pilots were seriously injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p40.htm
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-UPS.html
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ASCG-2.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Feb-2012 18:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2014 01:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 22:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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