ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166088
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 February 1939 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Percival P.10 Vega Gull |
| Owner/operator: | Shell Oil Co of Australia Pty |
| Registration: | VH-ABS |
| MSN: | K.83 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Essendon Airport, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Essendon, Melbourne (MEB/YMEN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built at Luton by Percival Aircraft Ltd. DH Gipsy Six Series 2, constant-speed propeller. Gull production had been transferred from Gravesend Airport to Luton Airport late 1936.
16.10.37: British C of A application Percival Aircraft Ltd, Luton
4.1.38: British C of A issued: The Shell Co of Australia Ltd, Melbourne
17.2.38: Australian registration application: The Shell Co of Australia Ltd c/o E. J. Jones
18.2.38: Arrived Melbourne as cargo on board the ship "Moreton Bay"
18.2.38: Registered VH-ABS: to The Shell Co of Australia Ltd, Melboune, Victoria
--.2.38: Assembled at Essendon by Ansett Airways
25.2.38: CAB Inspection report at Essendon after assembly. Red, yellow & black colour scheme.
25.2.38: Test flown Essendon, pilot Frank Wright
28.2.39: Percival Vega Gull VH-ABS was one of six aircraft that were destroyed in a severe hangar fire at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria
Sources:
1. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/percival-gull/percivalgull.html
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-ABS%281%29.html
3. http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Ansett%20hangar%20fire%2028-2-39%202.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-A.html
5. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia
6. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48310170
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2014 18:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Jan-2018 00:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2018 00:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 07-Jun-2022 21:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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