| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | A1-3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Demon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Demon |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Demon 1 |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Swansea (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Tasmania, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 6 February 1936 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 405459 |
| Photo Comment |
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A1-3 struck and killed two spectators while taking off for an air display at Swansea during a tour of Tasmania. The aircraft suffered major undercarriage and propeller damage but the pilot and observer were able to return to the aerodrome. The pilot was charged over the deaths. He was acquitted. A1-3 was repaired. Almost a year to the day it forced landed for a lack a fuel during a flight to Tasmania. Swansea's first aerodrome, on a property called Red Banks, was replaced by a new aerodrome at Cambria, another farming property. Photo from: Lindsay Millar This photo was added on 26 October 2021, and has since been viewed 147 times. |