Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth RCAF 82,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163450
 
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Date:Saturday 6 April 1929
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:Camp Borden Training School RCAF
Registration: RCAF 82
MSN: 736
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Camp Borden, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Camp Borden, Ontario
Destination airport:Camp Borden, Ontario
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH.60M [Gipsy I] sold to Canadian Govt without C of A; arrived at DH Canada at Mount Dennis 25.2.29; fitted with Cirrus III engine. Taken on charge by the Royal Canadian Air Force at Camp Borden as 82 5.3.29.

Written off (Category 'A' accident) when crashed at Camp Borden, Ontario 6.4.29 [pilot J. W. Abray]. The pilot, sole person on board, was completing a local training mission at Camp Borden Airfield. The airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was injured.

Sources:

1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_51_100_detailed.html
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-camp-borden-3
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p007.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Borden#History

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jan-2014 00:38 Dr. John Smith Added
16-Aug-2020 21:07 T.T.Taylor Updated [Operator, Operator]
14-Dec-2023 09:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category]

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