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Date: | Sunday 11 July 1948 |
Time: | |
Type: | Avro Anson Mk I |
Owner/operator: | Laverton HQ SF RAAF |
Registration: | AW618 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1 mile north of RAAF Laverton, VIC -
Australia
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Laverton, VIC |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 AW618. Delivered to RAAF at 1 Aircraft Depot 9.10.41 (but retained RAF serial throughout its RAAF service)..To AAS 18.11.41. Fitted turret 19.12.41. To Ansett for overhaul 8.2.44. Reurned to 1 Aircraft Depot 26.9.44. To 3 Communications Unit 2.10.44. To 2 Aircraft Depot 15.10.45. To Station HQ Flight Richmond 25.3.46. 1 Communications Unit 27.5.46. To Station HQ Flight RAAF Laverton for fire patrol by 1947.
Written off when force landed in a paddock 1 mile north of Laverton 11.7.48.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml http://www.adf-messageboard.com.au/invboard/index.php?showtopic=1099
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/slideshow.php?set_albumName=Anson-AW618
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Apr-2012 16:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
18-Apr-2012 23:41 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
06-May-2013 14:10 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
05-Nov-2019 22:28 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
27-May-2023 08:49 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |