ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24950
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| Date: | Saturday 18 January 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Mrs Marjorie Hazeldene Stevens (regd. owner) |
| Registration: | G-EBWZ |
| MSN: | 509 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Victory Park, Chertsey Road, Addlestone, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 509: DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II]; registered as G-EBWZ [C of R 1595] 13.3.28 to Major Henry A Petre, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey. C of A 1334 issued 15.3.28. Crashed Brentwood, Essex 9.7.29; repaired and returned to service. Sold December 1929 and re-registered [C of R 2394] 22.1.30 to Mrs Marjorie Hazeldene Stevens, Brooklands [and also reported as being owned by Mr Alec James Stevens].
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled soon after takeoff from Brooklands Aerodrome, Weybridge, Surrey, and crashed into Victory Park, Chertsey Road, Addlestone, Surrey 18.1.30; pilot Roland Ruutz Rees (an American National) badly injured. The passenger, and co-owner, Alec James Stevens (aged 30) died 14.2.30 of injuries sustained. Registration G-EBWZ cancelled by the CAA in January 1930 (presumably at a date between 22.1.30 and 31.1.30)
NOTE #1: There seems to be no logical explanation found at present as to why the aircraft was re-registered to a new owner five days AFTER it crashed!
NOTE #2: This aircraft was originally intended for supply to Canada but was exchanged with c/no 595, which was allocated as a seaplane for Henry Petre
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EBWZ.pdf
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/12/C154: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576622
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E4.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-addlestone-1-killed
5. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVid3oiXQ==
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15425.0
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
9. https://addlestonehistory.org.uk/town-trail/#victory_park
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2013 20:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2017 17:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2017 18:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2018 00:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2020 16:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2023 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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