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| Date: | Saturday 5 March 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Guinea Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-UQS |
| MSN: | 4019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Surprise Creek (Wai Ungu) -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Surprise Creek, PNG |
| Port Morseby, PNG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built by De Havilland at Hatfield 1932. To DH Australia with C of A 3672 issued 24.11.32. Registered VH-UQS [C of R 457] 21.3.33 to De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Mascot. Sold 31.10.33 and registered 6.11.33 to Guinea Airways Ltd, Salamaua, NG [delivered to Port Moresby 9.11.33 by sea on the SS Montoro, along with VH-UQR].
Damaged when overturned at Wau 3.34; repaired. Crashed at Sandy Creek 14.10.35. Registration cancelled 5.11.35. Registration restored 11.37 to same owner. Written off when crashed near Surprise Creek,(Wai Ungu) New Guinea 5.3.38 and destroyed by fire [pilot E W Ditton].
Registration VH-UQS cancelled 12.3.38.
Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p040.htm
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_VH-U1.htm
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UQS.html
http://travelingluck.com/Oceania/Papua%20New%20Guinea/Western/_2086108_Surprise%20Creek.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Mar-2013 01:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2013 06:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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