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MISCELLANEOUS ADASTRA AIRCRAFT

DE HAVILLAND DH.60M MOTH VH-UOR (MSN 1484)

 

The Adastra Flying School's Gipsy Moths outside Hangar 8 at Mascot in the thirties. VH-UOR is in the foreground with VH-UOQ behind it. Picture: QAM-047660

 

 

CHRONOLOGY VH-UOR
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Exported to de Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Sydney without engine, propeller or covered surfaces.
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Assembled at Mascot with DH Gipsy 1 engine serial No.152.
14AUG30
CofR No. 394 VH-UOR to Adastra Airways Ltd, Mascot.
29AUG30
CofA No. 345 issued.
10NOV30
Between this date and 17NOV35, VHUOR had 8 minor accidents and forced landings.
10NOV36
Crashed into a fence departing Bega for Sydney with one passenger. Pilot B.H. Goodson.
07JAN37
Change of ownership to Airflite Pty Ltd, Mascot.
18DEC39
Transferred to Airflite (Training) Pty Ltd, Mascot.
27JAN40
Registered to Airflite (Training) Pty Ltd, Mascot.
19AUG40
Impressed by the RAAF as A7-113 under Impressment Requisition No. 12540. (Source: 3)
19AUG40
Received at 'C' Flight, No. 4 Elementary Flight Training School, Mascot ex Airflite, Mascot. 'C' Flight was operated by Airflite under contract to the RAAF. (Source: 3)
08OCT40
The aircraft collided with a steam roller damaging the propeller. (Source: 3)
02NOV40
The undercarriage was damaged in a heavy landing. (Source: 3)
13JAN41
Issued No. 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond ex 4EFTS. (Source: 3)
30JAN41
Unserviceable at 2AD pending repair to the instrument panel in rear cockpit. (Source: 3)
19MAR41
Allotted to No. 2. EFTS, Archerfield when serviceable. (Source: 3)
28APR41
Still u/s at 2AD. The aircraft was never issued to 2EFTS and was subsequently converted to components at 2AD. (Source: 3)

 

SOURCES
1
The Historic Civil Aircraft Register of Australia compiled by Bert Cookson and published by AustAirData.
2
Aussie Moths, Bruce A. Winley self-published 1997.
3
RAAF Record Card, Form E/E.88.
4
Units of the Royal Australian Air Force, Vol. 8 Training Units, RAAF Historical Section, AGPS, 1995.

 

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15JUN22
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