Avro 504 crash, Mar 14, 1928, Laverton AFB (Melbourne) Vi...
Avro 504 accident on March 14, 1928 near Laverton AFB (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure soon after takeoff led...
- Date: March 14, 1928
- Aircraft: Avro 504
- Location: Laverton AFB (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure soon after takeoff led to a crash landing.
Avro 504K A3-11 of No 1 (F) Squadron crashed on takeoff from RAAF Laverton on 14 March 1928 after engine failure. The pilot, Pilot Officer J. M. C. Philpott, had minor injuries and trainee AC1 L. N. Rowe was hospitalised for several weeks. The squadron reported the airframe unfit for service and recommended it be converted to components.