ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27144
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | Flinders Island Airways Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-FIB |
| MSN: | 18502431 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Loch, South Gippsland, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Flinders Island, Tasmania (YFLI) |
| Moorabbin, Melbourne (MBW/YMMB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Anson AW967. To 1 AD 7.12.44. (Retained RAF serial throughout its RAAF service). To 2 AOS 9.2.42. 1 AOS 13.12.43. 2 AP 4.5.44. Ansett overhaul 27.10.44. 2 AD 12.6.45. 6 SFTS 2.7.45. CMU Mallala (1945?). CMU Nhill 22.2.46. Point Cook storage 22.8.46. For sale 24.4.53.
CofR No 2331 as VH-FIB issued 23.4.56 to Flinders Island Airlines Pty Ltd, Cheltenham, Victoria. Crashed near Loch, Victoria, and destroyed by fire (2 crew killed) 10.2.60. The Anson was en route from Flinders Island, Tasmania to Moorabbin, Melbourne, with a load of crayfish, when one engine failed and altitude could not be maintained over water. The two crew were jettisoning the cargo but the Anson was unable to outclimb the coastline and struck a hilltop near Loch, South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia; aircraft caught fire and was burnt out.
Registration VH-FIB Cancelled 10.2.60.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-FIB.html
3. http://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652a-anson-i-loch-2-killed
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch,_Victoria
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Island_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Mar-2012 06:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2014 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2021 08:08 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Oct-2023 22:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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