ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153526
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| Date: | Monday 8 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Utility Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ABMD |
| MSN: | 2168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hooton Park, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hooton Park, Cheshire |
Registered G-ABMD [C of R 3173] 5.31 to Air Taxis Ltd, Stag Lane. C of A 3019 issued 12.5.31. Registered [C of R 3248] 6.31 to Dominion Motor Spirit Co Ltd, Heston, and flown by Capt Albert Marc Diamant.
Registered [C of R 5101] 25.5.34 to Walter D [Dugald] Macpherson, Heston. Specially modified by Airwork Ltd, Heston with 147 hp Gipsy Major high-compression engine, full span Handley Page slots, inboard Martin Aircraft Co wing flaps and Fairey adjustable pitch propellor for entry by Macpherson in Warsaw International Touring Competition (Challenge Internationale des Avions de Tourisme) of 8/9.34. These modifications combined with widening the fuselage and added rear windows reduced minimum flying speed to 35 mph. Macpherson was described as a member of the Polish team (Competition No.81); the aircraft forced landed near Lvov with engine failure towards the end of the competition but was repaired and came in 29th.
Registered 5.8.39 to Utility Airways Ltd, Hooton Park. Destroyed by fire at Hooton Park 8.7.40: the same fire also destroyed another DH Puss Moth of Utilty Airways, G-ACAB, along with 17 other light aircraft. Registration cancelled 8.7.40 as sold.
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABMD.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1932/1932
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 12:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Feb-2013 09:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2017 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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