ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154244
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Parers Air Transport Co Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-AAX |
| MSN: | 4059 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salamaua, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Salamaua, PNG |
Registered G-ACEC [C of R 4202] 15.3.33 to The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd, Renfrew (later Turnhouse). C of A 3811 issued 13.4.33. Re-registered [C of R 5817] 15.4.35 to Glyn Roberts, t/a West of Scotland Air Services, Renfrew. Registration cancelled 4.37 as sold.
Registered in Australia as VH-AAX [C of R 654] 23.7.37 to Kevin Parer, t/a Wewak Air Transport, Wewak, New Guinea. Damaged when overturned at Tring Airstrip, New Guinea 7.11.38; repaired. Owner renamed Parers Air Transport Ltd in 9.39. Destroyed by enemy air raid at Salamaua, Morobe Province, New Guinea 21.1.42; registration cancelled 11.3.42.
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACEC.pdf
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
3. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-AAX.html
4. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/dh83/dh83.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-A.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p040.html
7. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 12:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Apr-2014 18:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2023 02:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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