Incident Avro 504K A3-43,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29871
 
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Date:Monday 27 August 1928
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic A504 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 504K
Owner/operator:1 FTS RAAF
Registration: A3-43
MSN: H9842
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, VIC -   Australia
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, Victoria
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF H9842: Imperial Gift to Australia. Long term storage at 1 Aircraft Depot until 1925. To 1 FTS by 12/25, force landed 10/02/26 (crew Cdt L J Robertson). In use 1 FTS over 1926/1928. Damaged 10/08/28 at Point Cook in collision with A3-42, repaired and returned to service.

Crashed 17/08/28 at Point Cook (crew Cdt G S Coleman) when stalled and spun into ground. Approved for conversion to components 09/10/28.

Sources:

1. Air Enthusiast 44
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/1a3.htm
3. http://www.avro504.org/AvroSerialNumbers.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-504k-point-cook-9

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
17 August 1928 A3-43 1 FTS RAAF 0 RAAF Point Cook, Melbourne, VIC w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
09-Jan-2018 01:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Nov-2018 16:09 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
09-Jun-2022 20:37 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
09-Jun-2022 20:37 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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