ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29872
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| Date: | Friday 22 June 1928 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A3-37 |
| MSN: | H9836 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Footscray, Brooklyn, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Laverton, Victoria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A3-37 (ex-RAF H9836) Avro 504K supplied to RAAF as an Imperial Gift. Received by AAC 1920, stored as H9836. To AAF 31/03/21, ex-long term storage at 1 Aircraft Deport, RAAF Laverton until 1925. To 1 Sqn by 12/25 as A3-37 until 04/26. To 1 FTS 04/26, forced landed 13/07/27, repaired.
Damaged 11/08/27 (crew Cdt C C Seach), repaired. Force landed 31/01/28 at Point Cook (crew Cdt T L Jackson) when Clerget engine blew up.
Repaired and issued to 1 FTS; crashed 22/06/28 near Footscray, Brooklyn, Victoria (crew Flg Off G S Brown and Lt P Bailhache RAN) when hit telegraph wires along Geelong Road. Fuselage burnt at Point Cook 25/06/28. Formal (belated) approval for conversion to components 08/08/28.
Sources:
Air Enthusiast 44
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jan-2014 03:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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