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| Date: | Monday 8 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Utility Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACAB |
| MSN: | 2247 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hooton Park, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hooton Park, Cheshire |
Registered G-ACAB [C of R 3984] 10.32 to Miss Amy Mollison; named "The Desert Cloud"; fitted with Gipsy Major. C of A 3647 issued 8.11.32. Lympne to Cape Town flight 14.11.32 - 18.11.32 (4 days 6 hrs 54 mins). Cape Town to Croydon flight 11.12.32 - 18.12.32, (7 days 7 hrs 5 mins). Mollison awarded 1932 Segrave Memorial Trophy for this flight.
Displayed from 17.2.33 inside Lewis's Department Store in Leeds, Yorkshire. Sold 31.3.33 to Henlys Ltd, Heston. Registered [C of R 4501] 11.5.33 to Birkett Air Service Ltd, Heston. Sold 6.2.39. Registered 23.5.39 to Utility Airways Ltd, Hooton Park. Withdrawn from use and stored at Hooton Park 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war.
Destroyed by fire Hooton Park 8.7.40 - the same fire that destroyed Puss Moth G-ABMD. Registration cancelled 8.7.40
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675068201_Amy-Johnson_G-ACAB-Desert-Cloud_aircraft-lands_crowd-cheer
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACAB.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2013 09:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Dec-2017 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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