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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Middlestone Moor

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBWI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Middlestone Moor – Cramlington
MSN:
557
YOM:
1928
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff in Middlestone Moor, Durham. While taking off, the single engine airplane hit a hole, flipped over and came to rest upside down. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Lt R. McGevor, pilot.
Passenger:
Mrs. Cora Dick.