Incident de Havilland DH.60G Moth G-AALU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201229
 
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Date:Monday 10 March 1930
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G Moth
Owner/operator:S/Ldr The Right Hon. Frederick E.Guest
Registration: G-AALU
MSN: 1178
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Whitley, Borough of Waveney, near Godalming, Surrey, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Brooklands Aerodrome, Weybridge, Surrey
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH.60G [Gipsy I] registered as G-AALU [C of R 2145] 6.9.29 to Squadron Leader The Right Hon. Frederick E Guest, Hanworth, Middlesex for use on The Guest Expedition to Africa. C of A 2214 issued 17.9.29. Arrived Nairobi, Kenya 27.10.29 and returned to UK early in 1930.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Whitley, Borough of Waveney, near Godalming, Surrey, 10.3.30. Registration G-AALU cancelled 2.9.32 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft". Remains seen dumped at Hanworth, Middlesex 3.33

Sources:

1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AALO.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Mar30.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witley

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Nov-2017 23:00 Dr. John Smith Added
13-Jan-2019 19:26 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]

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