Accident de Havilland DH.60X Moth G-W101,
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Date:Monday 6 June 1927
Time:c. 11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60X Moth
Owner/operator:Deutscher Sportflieger Klub (DSK)
Registration: G-W101
MSN: 374
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Warnemünde Flugplatz -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Warnemünde Flugplatz
Destination airport:local
Narrative:
Crashed in a sharp turn for landing and caught fire. Junkers test pilot Alfred Heft and passenger on scenic flight were killed.

Sources:

Berliner Volkszeitung 7 June 1927
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung 7 June 1927
https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-May-2020 20:01 TB Added
24-May-2020 20:28 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
03-Jul-2022 15:49 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
04-Jul-2022 05:14 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
07-Dec-2023 15:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
14-Jan-2024 09:33 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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