ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166284
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| Date: | Thursday 31 October 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage IIIO(F) |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A3-16 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Melbourne Int Airport, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Williamstown, NSW (YWLM) |
| Tullamarine, Melbourne, Victoria (YMML) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Served with 77 Sqn Williamtown, NSW. Damaged in a wheels up landing 31/10/74 at Tullamarine, Victoria. Pilot; Squadron Leader Nick Ford, serving at the time with ARDU. Reportedly never flew again, being used as a ground instructional airframe, and spares source. A3-16 was converted to components after being authorised for disposal in 1986.
The Mirage airframe has survived scrapping over the years and was finally acquired by CJFM in 1992. It was brought to the CJFM hangar in 1996. Restored and displayed at Classic Fighter Jets Museum, Parafield, SA.
Sources:
1. http://www.classicjets.com/collection/c_Mirage.html
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/3a3.htm
3. http://www.warbirdz.net/forum/showpost.php?p=14966&postcount=16
Media:
Mirage A3-16 at the Classic Jets Fighter Museum, Parafield November 2007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2014 04:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-May-2014 04:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 17-May-2014 04:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 14:11 | Investig | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Jun-2022 08:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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