ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1214
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Granby Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-CAKN |
| MSN: | 565 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Granby, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Granby, Quebec, Canada |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 565 DH.60X [Cirrus II]: to Dept of National Defence, Canada with C of A 1393 issued 28.4.28; delivered to De Havilland Canada at Mount Dennis 4.6.28. Registered G-CAKN [C of R 381] 25.5.28 to Department of National Defence, and issued to Granby Flying Club, Granby, Quebec 15.6.28.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled in steep climbing turn, shortly after take-off, and crashed at Granby, Quebec, 29.8.28; pilot, Captain Harold Fleming Nase, Chief Flying Instructor of Granby Flying Club, (aged 29) was killed.
Granby is a town in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal and is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality.
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNha24iXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
5. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_G_CA.htm
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-granby-1-killed
7. https://www.geni.com/people/Harold-Fleming-Nase/6000000031718602065
8. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 79/1378/153339: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12402800
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granby,_Quebec_(township)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 09:39 | JINX | Added |
| 31-Jan-2008 23:10 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Dec-2011 03:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2011 07:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2017 22:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2023 08:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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