ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29963
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| Date: | 28-JAN-1926 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A3-7 |
| MSN: | H2177 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria |
| RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF H2177: 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.
Returned to ARS to 1 HT Sqn ‘B’ Flt 05/09/19. To AAC CFS ‘A’ Flt 08/01/20 until damaged 05/07/20 (crew Capt A T Cole and Capt F H McNamara). Withdrawn from use for repairs. To 1 FTS RAAF 31/03/21 as H2177. To long term storage 1 AD from mid 1921.
As A3-7 to 1 FTS by 06/25 until crashed 28/01/26 at RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria (pilot Commandant L G McColl), total flying time 309 hours. Pilot injured, aircraft damaged beyond repair. Approved for conversion to components 23/02/26 and struck off charge
Sources:
1. Air Enthusiast 44
2. http://www.avro504.org/AvroSerialNumbers.html
3. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/1a3.htm
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1926/archives/crash-of-an-avro-504-in-australia-3/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2014 16:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2018 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 20:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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