Accident de Havilland DH.60T Moth (Sk-9) Fv5112,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164508
 
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Date:Tuesday 1 September 1931
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60T Moth (Sk-9)
Owner/operator:Flygskolkåren (Swedish Air Force)
Registration: Fv5112
MSN: 1722
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bonnarp, Riseberga, Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, -   Sweden
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:F 5 AB, Ljungbyhed, east of Helsingborg (ESTL)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no. 1722 DH.60T Moth Trainer [Gipsy II #2183] to Swedish Air Force with C of A 3090 issued 25.7.31. Taken on charge 11.8.31 by Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) as Fv5112; operated by F5 Flygskolkåren (Central Flying School), Ljunbyhed, Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.

Written off (destroyed) in fatal collision 1.9.31: The pilot, sole crew on board, was completing a local training flight at Ljungbyhed Airport with a second DH.60T Moth operated by the same forces and registered Fv5106. En route, both aircraft collided south of Ljunbyhed airfield. While the pilot of Fv5106 was able to bail out and survived, both aircraft crashed near the village of Bonnarp and were destroyed. The pilot on board Fv5112, Lt B. E. Behm was killed.

Ljungbyhed is a locality situated in Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. From 1925, Ljungbyhed became location for the 5th Air School Corps (5e flygskolekåren). From 1926 to 1998, the Swedish Air Force Flying School was located in Ljungbyhed.

Sources:

1. flyghistoria.org
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p017.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60t-moth-ljungbyhed-1-killed
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljungbyhed#History

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Mar-2014 09:13 Masen63 Added
11-Jun-2023 16:22 Nepa Updated
06-Jan-2024 20:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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