ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24748
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| Date: | Monday 9 May 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Stephens Aviation |
| Registration: | VH-UJB |
| MSN: | 334 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Mubo, Salamaua, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Wau, Morobe Province, New Guinea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered as G-AUJB on 3 May 1929 to QANTAS, and named "Apollo". It was the first QANTAS aircraft to be equipped with toilets. Until 22 April 1929 wore the incorrect registration G-AUJD (not 'JB). Re-registered as VH-UJB 16 July 1929. QANTAS took their DH.61 Giant Moths out of service in 1935 because the Bristol Jupiter XI engines were unreliable. VH-UJB was sold in 1935 to Stephens Aviation, and operated out of Wau, Morobe Province, New Guinea
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed near Mubo, Salamaua, in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea on 9 May 1938.
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/G-AUJB.html
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=27
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Giant_Moth
4. https://qfom.com.au/dh61Moth.html
5. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/G-AUJB.html
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh61-giant-moth-mubo
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2009 10:57 | JINX | Updated |
| 08-Apr-2014 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2014 17:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2014 17:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-Apr-2014 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2014 17:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration] |
| 28-Jul-2015 17:58 | TB | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 22-Dec-2021 17:12 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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