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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Jordan Station: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Hamilton Aero Club
Registration:
G-CAKL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hamilton - Hamilton
MSN:
563
YOM:
1928
Location:
Jordan Station
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot and his passenger were performing a pleasure flight over the area of Hamilton. While flying over Jordan Station, the single engine aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed on the ground. While the pilot was seriously injured, the passenger F. G. Grove was killed.

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

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
A7-15
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Richmond - Richmond
MSN:
596
YOM:
1928
Location:
Mittagong
New South Wales
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions, the aircraft hit a hill near Mittagong and was destroyed by a post impact fire. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Camp Borden: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
58
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Camp Borden - Camp Borden
MSN:
680
YOM:
1928
Location:
Camp Borden
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Camp Borden following a local training mission, the single engine aircraft crashed. While the Major W. H. Currie was seriously injured, the Flying Officer A. E. Reynolds was killed.

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

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-CAKM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ottawa - Ottawa
MSN:
564
YOM:
1928
Location:
Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while taking off from Ottawa Airport. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth near Stag Lane

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Sicele J. M. O’Brien
Registration:
G-EBOS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Stag Lane - Stag Lane
MSN:
268
YOM:
1926
Location:
Stag Lane (Edgware)
London Metropolis
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a local pleasance flight in the area of Edgware. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed on the golf course of Mill Hill, east of Edgware. Both occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in the Atlantic Ocean: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBWV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
566
YOM:
1928
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, Lt Henry C. MacDonald, was engaged in a nonstop transatlantic solo flight from Newfoundland to England. He departed St Johns in the afternoon of 17 October 1928. Some 7,5 hours later, the single engine aircraft was spotted by the crew of the ship named 'Hardenberg' some 600 miles off the Canadian coast. This was the last contact with the aircraft that disappeared in the ocean. No trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was ever found.

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

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
O. B. Hall & D. G. Officer
Registration:
G-AUHD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hillston - Hillston
MSN:
464
YOM:
1927
Location:
Hillston
New South Wales
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight when accident occurred in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of Hillston Aerodrome. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBSS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lympne - Lympne
MSN:
423
YOM:
1927
Location:
Lympne
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Guy Skinner was performing a local training flight at Lympne Airport. While completing a looping at a height of 1,000 feet, he lost control of the aircraft that entered a spin. He was able to bail out and was slightly injured while the airplane crashed in a field located in Selby Farm near airport.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Weston: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Aircraft Ltd
Registration:
G-CAUN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Toronto - Toronto
MSN:
629
YOM:
1928
Location:
Weston
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was making a test flight on this aircraft which was not officially registered yet. The CofA was not issued already. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

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

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
J9104
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Northolt - Northolt
MSN:
511
YOM:
1928
Location:
Northolt AFB
London Metropolis
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Northolt. Upon landing, the airplane overturned and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. While the instructor escaped uninjured, the student pilot was severely burned.
Crew:
S/Ldr S. N. Cole,
LAC Dunlop.
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