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| Date: | Saturday 29 November 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5B Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-KBW |
| MSN: | 2940 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Albany Airport, Albany, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albany Airport, WA (YPAL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/11/1958 when crashed on take off at Albany Airport, 7 miles north west of Albany, Western Australia. Pilot/owner, John William Downie, was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/mn/mn2001_2500/mn2083.pdf
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2829
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Airport_(Australia)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2014 02:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 19:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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