ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163351
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A7-6 |
| MSN: | 549 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Research Farm, Werribee, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 549: DH.60X [Cirrus II] to DH Australia with C of A 1365 issued 14.4.28. To RAAF as A7-6 by 30.6.28. Taken on charge by 1 FTS, RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, 12.28.
Written off when crashed at Research Farm, Werribee, near Laverton, Victoria 9.7.30. In flight, while practicing forced landing drills, crew was forced to attempt a real emergency landing for unknown reason. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, both occupants were injured. Struck off charge 17.9.30.
Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area.
Sources:
1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=31280
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a7.htm
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-werribee
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werribee,_Victoria
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2014 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jan-2014 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 29-Aug-2017 16:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 19-Jun-2019 13:29 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Dec-2023 08:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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