ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1266
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| Date: | 07-AUG-1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Ontario Provincial Air Service (Forestry Service) |
| Registration: | G-CAOY |
| C/n / msn: | 504 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 15 miles from Gogama, Ontario -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | near Gogma, Ontario |
| Sault Ste Marie |
DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II] to Ontario Provincial Government without C of A; delivered to Saint John, New Brunswick 11.4.28. Registered as G-CAOY [C of R 359] 11.5.28 to Ontario Provincial Air Service and used by for fire fighting and "smoke spotting" tasks by their Forestry Branch, Sault Ste Marie; named "Yellowbird".
Rebuilt in 1930 as a DH.60M [c/n 1350]. Fitted with Gipsy I engine 22.4.32. Fitted with Gipsy II 29.5.34. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off from a small lake 15 miles from Gogama, Ontario 7.8.41.The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were injured.
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.bushplane.com/opas-aircraft/histories-opas-dh60/#
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/96-register-canada-g-c
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1941/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60-moth-in-ontario-17/]
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 23:22 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Jan-2014 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2017 19:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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