| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-UQT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 60GM Gipsy Moth |
| C/n (msn): | 1477 |
| Operator Titles: | Kingsford Smith Flying School |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Sydney / Pelican Point [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 22 January 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 408963 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-UQT was seen to spin in to a mangrove swamp while on a training flight from Mascot airport (YSSY). The instructor, Buster Brown, became trapped under the water and died. The student, an RAAF cadet, survived. Brown was the brother-in-law of Edgar Percival, of Percival Aircraft fame. -UQT was technically impressed into the RAAF as A7-119 just before the accident but this may have been a case of the paperwork running well behind events. UQT does not appear to have served in the RAAF. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales This photo was added on 5 November 2021, and has since been viewed 185 times. |