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| Date: | Thursday 3 June 1926 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A3-27 |
| MSN: | E3742 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Altona North, NE of RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria |
| RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria |
Ex-RAF Avro 504K E3742: Allotted by RAF to Australia 15/10/18. Delivered from Manchester to No 6 Stores Depot at Ascot by 11/18 for packing and dispatch. Departed England 24/12/18 on SS Berrima, arrived Melbourne 02/19.
Received CFS ARS 25/04/19. Damaged in transit to Australia, approved for reconditioning 05/06/19. To 1 FTS RAAF 31/03/21. To long term storage 1 AD from mid 1921; As A3-27 to 1 FTS, RAAF
Crashed 03/06/26 at Altona North, north-east of RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria (pilot - Commandant A Percival - killed) when stalled during aerobatic training. Struck off charge 23/06/26
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/1a3.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1926/archives/crash-of-an-avro-504-in-australia-1-killed/]
3. https://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series1/A3.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altona,_Victoria
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2014 15:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Apr-2014 21:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Jun-2022 20:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Oct-2023 06:07 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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