Incident Avro 594 Avian III VH-UIU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162963
 
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Date:Thursday 9 February 1939
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic AVIN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 594 Avian III
Owner/operator:A.G. Dunoon
Registration: VH-UIU
MSN: R3/CN/192
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Murray Downs, Swan Hill, VIC -   Australia
Phase: Standing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Murray Downs, Swan Hill, Victoria
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no R3/CN/192 Avro 594 Avian IIIA: C of A 1661 issued 29.10.28 to F.L. Roberts (Pty) Ltd. Registered as G-AUIU [C of R 245] 17.1.29 to A. G. Dunoon, Swan Hill, Victoria. Registered VH-UIU 29.1.30 to same owner.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when destroyed by fire whilst parked at Murray Downs, Swan Hill, Victoria 9.2.39.

Sources:

1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UIU.html
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
3. https://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/avian.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Downs

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jan-2014 11:12 Dr. John Smith Added
28-Nov-2017 14:49 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Source]
09-Jun-2022 20:16 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
27-May-2023 11:24 Ron Averes Updated [[Location]]

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