VH-UQU


Type: de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth
MSN: 4051
Previous Identities: Nil

History:

04SEP33
Registered VH-UQU to Adastra Airways Ltd., Mascot, NSW. CofR 467 CofA 425. (Source: 1)
25MAR38
Sold to Guinea Airways Ltd., Lae, New Guinea. (Source: 1)
26MAR38
Registered to Guinea Airways Ltd., Lae, New Guinea. (Source: 1)
SEP38
VH-UQU was taxied into the tail of Junkers W.33/34f VH-UOX. (Source: 2)
30AUG41
Crashed on landing at Sonia, New Guinea. (Source: 1)
21JAN42
Destroyed by enemy action. (Source: 1)
11MAR42
Struck off the Register. (Source: 1)

 

SOURCES
1
The Historic Civil Aircraft Register of Australia Pre War compiled by Bert Cookson and published by AustAirData
2
Wings of Gold by James Sinclair, Pacific Publications, Sydney 1978. (p.181)

 


Issue Date Remarks
3 26SEP14
Added a new image thanks to the CAHS and Ken Watson.
2 08AUG12
Changed the format of the page. Also added one image thanks to the CAHS and Ken Watson.