De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Registration:

G-AADA

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Flight Type:

Private

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Shoreham - Shoreham

MSN:

1019

YOM:

1929

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The single engine airplane departed Shoreham for a joyride with one passenger and one pilot on board. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Walberton. The female passenger died few minutes after the accident and the pilot died the following day.
Crew:
Edward Myers, pilot.
Passenger:
Ruby Dickerson.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Regina

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

G-CAKP

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Training

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Regina - Regina

MSN:

568

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1928

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Upon landing, the single engine aircraft went out of control, crashed and came to rest upside down. Both pilots who were completing a local training flight were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Portezuelo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1936

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Training

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Portezuelo - Portezuelo

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The crew was performing a local training flight out from Portezuelo. On final approach, the single engine aircraft hit a flagpole and crashed. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth off Tivat

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1935

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Tivat - Tivat

MSN:

1189

YOM:

1930

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The crew was performing a local training flight out from Tivat. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the float plane collided with mast of a ship and crashed into the bay of Boka Kotorska, off Tivat. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was lost. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere during the year 1935.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Alberton

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1935

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Operator:

Hamilton Aero Club

Registration:

G-CAKC

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Hamilton - Hamilton

MSN:

454

YOM:

1928

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The crew was performing a local training flight out from Hamilton Airport. En route, he encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both pilots were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Johannesburg

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1935

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Operator:

Rand Flying Club

Registration:

ZS-ABI

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Private

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Johannesburg - Johannesburg

MSN:

1124

YOM:

1929

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The pilot departed Johannesburg-Rand Airport on a local solo flight. The single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Stone

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1935

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Operator:

Dublin Air Ferries

Registration:

EI-AAW

Flight Phase:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Dublin – Liverpool – Croydon

MSN:

1849

YOM:

1931

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The single engine airplane departed Dublin and a taxi flight to Croydon with an intermediate stop at Liverpool-Speke Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. En route to Croydon, the engine exploded and the airplane caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and completed a safe emergency landing in a prairie. Both occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Engine explosion in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Southall

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1935

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G-AAKJ

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Hanworth - Hanworth

MSN:

1162

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1930

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The pilot departed Hanworth on a solo flight. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Southall. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Toronto: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1935

Type of aircraft:

National Air Transport - Canada

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Registration:

CF-AGC

Flight Phase:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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