ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27562
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| Date: | Thursday 26 November 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro 618 Ten (Fokker F VIIb/3m) |
| Owner/operator: | Australian National Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-UNA |
| MSN: | 388 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alor Setar, Kedah -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Alor Setar, Malaya |
| Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
VH-UNA 'Southern Sun' was on a flight from Melbourne to London carrying mail - as the first ever airmail flight from Australia to England - with a crew of three, and one VIP passenger. The crew of three were pilot G.U. Allen, relief pilot R. Boulton, and wireless officer L.M.Callaghan.
On 26 November 1931, on take off after an en-route refueling stop at Alor Setar, Malaya, the Avro failed to become airborne as the result of a rain-sodden airfield surface and suspected power loss of the center engine. The undercarriage was torn off as it impacted an embankment, plunged into a rice paddy, and skidded to a stop on its nose.
The aircraft was on its way from Australia to England carrying 52,000 Christmas' letters for a total weight of 1,500 kilos. The exact cause of the accident was not established.
As a result of this accident - and the crash of VH-UMF "Southern Cloud" - the airline folded and the remaining three aircraft (VH-UMG "Southern Star", VH-UMH "Southern Sky", and VH-UMI "Southern Moon") were sold by the liquidators
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_618_Ten#Australia
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/vhuna.html
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144699765/view [picture of wreckage]
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
5. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=20
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-618-ten-alor-setar
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Nov-2008 11:42 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Jun-2010 10:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2010 06:29 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 10:53 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 10:55 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2012 05:42 | TB | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2013 10:52 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-May-2014 23:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2014 23:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2015 09:25 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 18:00 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Oct-2023 21:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source]] |
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