Incident Miles M.2 Hawk VH-AAH,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204965
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 June 1938
Time:day
Type:Miles M.2 Hawk
Owner/operator:F.W. Hewson
Registration: VH-AAH
MSN: 124
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Leura Station, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Augathella, Queensland.
Destination airport:Leura Station, Queensland
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Miles M.2H Hawk Major (c/n 124) Registered 5.9.34 (C of R 234) to Flight Lt Gordon Valentine Carey, Aero Club of India & Burma Ltd, New Delhi. Indian registration cancelled 8.4.36 on re-registration in Great Britain. Registered as G-AEFS Flight Lt Gorden Valentine Carey (same owner) of Ruislip, Middlesex (aircraft based at Northolt, Middlesex).

UK registration G-AEFS cancelled 2.12.36 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft". However, despite this assertion G-AEFS was re-registered in Australia on 22.3.37 as VH-AAH to F.W. Hewson, Augathella, Queensland.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 8.6.38 when crashed at Leura Station, Queensland

Sources:

1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AEFS.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A8.html
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vt-aaa.pdf
5. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jan-2018 22:40 Dr. John Smith Added
23-Jan-2018 22:42 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
08-Jun-2022 05:46 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
08-Jun-2022 05:47 Ron Averes Updated [[Location]]

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