ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201199
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| Date: | Monday 29 July 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AAKL |
| MSN: | 1129 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Valley Farm, near Kingsbury, Middlesex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex |
| Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 1129: DH.60G [Gipsy I] registered as G-AAKL [C of R 2101] 23.7.29 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex; (but not officially registered, as aircraft only existed for three days). Probably first flight at Stag Lane 26.7.29 and no C of A issued.
Written off (destroyed) when collided with G-AAJU over Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, 29.7.29 and crashed at Valley Farm, near Kingsbury, Middlesex; destroyed by fire on impact with the ground. G-AAKL was struck from underneath by Moth G-AAJU. Both persons on board G-AAKL - Flight Lieutenant Arthur Statham White (DeHavilland chief demonstration pilot, aged 37) and passenger Frederick Lincoln Knight (aged 32) - were killed, along with Capt. Boyle (pilot/owner of Moth G-AAJU)
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/11/C144: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576612
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17392-RAF-fatalities-1929
6. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-1?highlight=WyJnLWFhanUiXQ==
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsbury,_London
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2017 17:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2017 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 11:15 | Sergey L. | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2023 08:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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