| Status: | Wrecked 1970 |
| NAA Type: | |
| Serial #: | A68-193 |
| Registry: | VH-DBB |
| .. past: | |
1951: May 03, BOC, RAAF A68-193
1956: stored, Tocumwal NSW
1958: Apr 04, SOC
1958: Apr 23, surplus, R.H. Grant Trading Co, Tocumwal NSW
1963: sale, Dr. Tony Fisher, Sydney NSW, ferried from Tocumwal, flown from farm in Jerilderie NSW
1969: Apr 04, VH-DBB, sale-reg, Don Bushe, Melbourne VIC
1970: Feb 15, VH-DBB, crashed-airshow, Bendigo VIC, Bushe killed
Crash rep. from hard pullout of steep turn, stall, spin into ground from around 1,500' agl. Bushe also had an operating fuselage fuel tank with fuel in it (unknown how much) which would contribute to poor handling in high-G maneuvers.
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Aircraft Accident Investigation Summary Report spells the last name as Busch.
1956: stored, Tocumwal NSW
1958: Apr 04, SOC
1958: Apr 23, surplus, R.H. Grant Trading Co, Tocumwal NSW
1963: sale, Dr. Tony Fisher, Sydney NSW, ferried from Tocumwal, flown from farm in Jerilderie NSW
1969: Apr 04, VH-DBB, sale-reg, Don Bushe, Melbourne VIC
1970: Feb 15, VH-DBB, crashed-airshow, Bendigo VIC, Bushe killed
Crash rep. from hard pullout of steep turn, stall, spin into ground from around 1,500' agl. Bushe also had an operating fuselage fuel tank with fuel in it (unknown how much) which would contribute to poor handling in high-G maneuvers.
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Aircraft Accident Investigation Summary Report spells the last name as Busch.
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