ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29876
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| Date: | Friday 21 September 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A3-30 |
| MSN: | E3745 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria |
| RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Avro 504K E3745: Allotted by RAF to Australia 15/10/18, delivered from Manchester to No 6 Stores Depot at Ascot by 11/18 for packing and dispatch. Departed England 24/12/18 on SS Berrima, arrived Melbourne 02/19, received CFS ARS 25/04/19.
Possibly used on AAC Second Peace Loan 08/20, to ARS AAC 08/02/21 storage. To AAF 31/03/21, 1 FTS ‘A’ Flight 17/10/21 as A3-30, 1 FTS until 1924. To 3 Sqn Richmond 29/06/25 until at least 04/26. Evidently fuselage reconditioned by Larkin Aircraft Supply Co Melbourne 1926. To 1 FTS.
Crashed 21/09/28 forced landing at Point Cook (crew Cdt R V Griffin), Approved for conversion to components 16/10/28.
Sources:
1. Air Enthusiast 44
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/1a3.htm
3. http://www.avro504.org/AvroSerialNumbers.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-504k-point-cook-11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jan-2018 00:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2018 00:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 20:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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