Aircraft VH-UXG Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	De Havilland
Model:	DH-84 Dragon 2    Search all De Havilland DH-84 Dragon 2
Year built:	1934
Construction Number (C/N):	6077
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:	6
Number of Engines:	2
Engine Type:	Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	De Havilland Gipsy Major 1 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted inline
Also Registered As:	G-ACRF  De-registered 1936-02-07  Delivery: 1934-04-30

Aircraft

Registration Number:	VH-UXG
Alternative Code/Name:	Riama
Current Status:	Registered 27/04/36

Owner

Owner:	Aircrafts Pty. Ltd.
Address:	, Australia

User Comments

Peter Hough, 2012-10-05 15:01:19

In October 1954, this De Havilland Dragon crashed into a creek near Archerfield airport in Queensland, killing the owner/pilot and his 13 year old son. His 11 year old son was dragged from the wreckage and survived. The aircraft had been built in 1934 by De Havilland in England and was registered G-ACRF. In 1936 it was imported into Australia, where it was registered as VH-UXG. The wreckage was rebuilt using original jigs imported from England, and was owned and flown by the boy saved from the accident in 1954. The aircraft, resplendent in its red livery, was a regular attraction at air shows and fly-ins in eastern Australia. On Monday, October 2, it was returning from a fly-in at Monto, Queensland to its home base at Caboolture with the owner, his wife and two other couples on board, when the pilot reported being in low cloud and running low on fuel. Nothing further was heard from the plane. After two days of searching by up to 15 helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft, the wreckage was found just below the ridge of a heavily wooded hill west of Nambour. The aircraft was unrecognisable and there were no survivors.