Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth RCAF 103,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163453
 
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Date:Thursday 29 August 1929
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:RCAF Vancouver
Registration: RCAF 103
MSN: 741
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vancouver, British Columbia -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Destination airport:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH.60M [Gipsy I] sold to Canadian Govt without C of A; arrived at DH Canada at Mount Dennis 8.3.29; fitted with Cirrus III engine. Taken on charge at RCAF Vancouver as 103 12.5.29. Possibly used at the Seaplane School.

Written off (damaged beyond repair in a Category A accident); Crashed at Vancouver, British Columbia 29.8.29. Both crew on board survived, albeit injured. Struck off charge 8.10.29

Sources:

1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_101_150_detailed.html
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-vancouver
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf

Media:

DH.60 Moth Floatplane of the RCAF (serial not visible, not necessarily RCAF 103) De Havilland DH-60 Cirrus Moth ExCC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jan-2014 01:11 Dr. John Smith Added
30-Aug-2017 21:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
02-Dec-2018 15:11 Sergey L. Updated [Source]

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