ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1230
Last updated: 5 December 2019
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| Date: | 06-APR-1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Century Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CANA |
| C/n / msn: | 595 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Century Airport, Toronto, Ontario -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Century Airport, Toronto, Ontario |
DH.60X [Cirrus II] allotted to Major Henri Petre as seaplane but replaced with c/n 509. To DH Canada with C of A 1412 issued 11.5.28; delivered to DH Canada at Mount Dennis 4.6.28. Registered as G-CANA [C of R 408] 14.6.28 to Frank L Trethewey, Toronto. Re-registered [C of R 552] 1.2.29 to Aircraft Ltd, Mount Dennis, Toronto. Sold 12.29 (but not re-registered) to Toronto Airport Ltd. Re-registered 9.12.30 to Century Airways Ltd, Downsview, Toronto.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled in turn and crashed at Century Airport, Toronto 6.4.32. Registration lapsed 4.9.32 and cancelled 30.3.35.
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/96-register-canada-g-c
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1932/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60-moth-in-toronto/]
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 10:56 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2014 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2017 18:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
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