De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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CR-AAI

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Maputo - Maputo

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1854

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Crew was engaged in a training flight in the vicinity of the Maputo International Airport. In flight, crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed on a beach in Costa do Sol, west of the airport. Both pilots Lino Augusto da Conceição and Manuel Duarte were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Cross Lake

Date & Time: May 4, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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CF-OAD

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

765

YOM:

1928

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The single engine airplane was taxiing on Cross Lake when it was caught by strong winds and flipped over. Both occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Carl Crossley, pilot,
René Simard, flight engineer.

Probable cause:

Loss of control while taxiing due to high winds.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in RAF South Cerney

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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DG587

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Training

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South Cerney - South Cerney

MSN:

694

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1928

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Crashed on landing at RAF South Cerney in unknown circumstances. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both crewmen survived.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth III in Venlo

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1942

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PA+XD

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

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Military

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Venlo - Venlo

MSN:

5040

YOM:

1934

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While taxiing at Venlo Airfield, the airplane went out of control and collided with a hangar. Both occupants escaped with minor injuries and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth at RAF Netheravon

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941

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Registration:

G-AAEW

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Netheravon - Netheravon

MSN:

1043

YOM:

1929

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The single engine airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from RAF Netheravon. The pilot, sole on board, escaped uninured. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in November 1941.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth at RAF Donibristle

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941

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W9368

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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1600

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1930

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The single engine airplane crashed upon takeoff from RAF Donibristle for unknown reasons. The pilot escaped uninjured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth off Nadi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1941

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NZ522

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Nadi - Nadi

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NZ-1

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1937

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While performing a training flight at a height of 2,000 feet, the crew lost control of the aircraft that dove and crashed into the sea, few hundred yards off shore. Both occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

According to the RNZAF, the crew was performing a training flight with another DH.60. Both crews were testing a machine gun and it is possible that the crew of NZ522 was shot by mistake.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth off Ettalong Beach

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Eastern Air Transport (Australia)

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VH-UAH

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Sydney - Ettalong Beach

MSN:

245

YOM:

1926

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The single engine airplane departed Sydney-Mascot Airport on a charter service to Ettalong Beach. On approach, it went out of control and crashed into the sea few hundred metres offshore. Both occupants were rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. This was the fifth accident for this airplane since 1926. It was not repaired.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Wau

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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VH-ULJ

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Positioning

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