ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28695
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| Date: | Friday 3 April 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | Adastra Airways |
| Registration: | VH-BNS |
| MSN: | 17249180 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moorabbin, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Moorabbin, Victoria |
| Mascot, NSW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex- RAF Anson Mk.1 W1587. To RAAF at 2 Aircraft Park 3.12.40. 1 AD 22.12.40. 1 ANS 23.1.41. Fitted turret 19.12.41. 8 SFTS 23.2.42. Port wing, engine and undercarriage damaged in landing, Rockhampton, Qld, 25.6.42. Forced landing during night exercise, Bundaberg, Qld, 20.9.43. Aircrafts Pty Ltd, Archerfield, Qld, 4.10.43. 3 AD 29.6.44. 8 SFTS 22.7.44. CMU Evans Head 6.7.45. CMU Maryborough 28.2.46.
Sold 2.1.47 to Cairns Flying School, Cairns, Qld. Ferried to Cairns and used as spares for operation of VH-BBC. Sold to Australian Air Traders, Sydney 31.8.47 and ferried to Bankstown, NSW. CoR No 1745 as VH-BNS issued 9.11.50 to Airflite (Training) Pty Ltd, Bankstown, NSW. Transferred 23.1.53 to Adastra Airways Pty Ltd, Mascot , NSW. Crashed on take off at Moorabbin, Vic 3.4.53 after starboard engine failed just after takeoff at a height of only 20 feet. The aircraft was unable to climb out and struck a ditch, crossed the Centre Dandenong Road only feet above the road and came to rest on its belly in a farmer's field.
Struck off Register 2.6.54 at owner's request.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BNS.html
http://www.adastra.adastron.com/aircraft/anson/vh-bns.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2012 16:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2023 22:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location, Narrative]] |
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