ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163369
Last updated: 16 November 2020
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| Date: | 03-DEC-1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A7-15 |
| C/n / msn: | 596 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Mittagong, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Richmond, NSW |
DH.60X [Cirrus II] sold to DH Australia without C of A. To RAAF as A7-15 in June 1928. To 3 Squadron, RAAF Richmond, NSW [by Dec 1928].
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into a hilltop in bad weather near Mittagong, Wingecarribee Shire, NSW 3.12.28; destroyed by post impact fire. Both occupants were injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a7.htm
2. http://www.3squadron.org.au/index.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittagong
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160702153334/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/1928/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60x-moth-in-mittagong/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2014 20:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Jan-2014 18:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 01-Sep-2017 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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