Incident de Havilland DH.60X Moth (float) SE-ABR,
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Date:Friday 24 October 1930
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60X Moth (float)
Owner/operator:Flygindustri A/B
Registration: SE-ABR
MSN: 438
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Öresund, off Limhamnsbukten, Malmö, Skåne -   Sweden
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Malmo, Sweden
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no 438: DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II] registered G-EBUA [C of R 1479] 12.9.27 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex. C of A 1212 issued 19.9.27. Flown by Capt. R W Reeve (of DeHavilland's) to Norway via Rotterdam, Copenhagen & Gothenburg for demonstration to Norwegian Army at Lillestrom. Sold afterwards to a Danish newspaper.

UK Registration G-EBUA cancelled 9.1.28. Already Registered T-DALP 22.10.27 to A/S Ude og Hjemme, Copenhagen. Registration cancelled 2.6.28. Re-registered in Sweden as S-AABR [C of R 61/C of A 89] 9.6.28 to Aero Materiel A/B, Stockholm. Registered SE-ABR 17.5.29 to same owner. Registered to Flygindustri A/B, Malmo.

Crashed 24.10.30 into the Öresund, off Limhamnsbukten, in the southern suburbs of Malmö. The pilot, sole person aboard this float plane, was injured. Registered cancelled 30.4.31.

Sources:

1. http://forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3036
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBUA.pdf
4. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Oct30.html
5. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVicHIiXQ==
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_SE-.html
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
8. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-limhamn
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98resund
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limhamn

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2013 06:21 Masen63 Added
05-May-2013 01:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Jan-2014 21:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
29-Aug-2017 14:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
30-Dec-2023 17:28 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative, Category]

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