ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201364
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| Date: | Sunday 21 April 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | London Air Park Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AAPV |
| MSN: | 1215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pelynt Farm, Truro, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Truro Airport, Truro, Cornwall (EGHY) |
| Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex |
c/no. 1215: DH.60X [Cirrus III] registered as G-AAPV [C of R 2246] 3.11.29 to National Flying Services Ltd, Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex. C of A 2290 issued 13.11.29. Re-registered [C of R 5521] 1.1.35 to The London Air Park Flying Club Ltd, Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21.4.35: when hit tree on take-off, Pelynt Farm, near Truro, Cornwall. Pilot John Carpmael and (un-named passenger) injured. Registration G-AAPV cancelled 7.12.35 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Truro Aerodrome (ICAO: EGHY) is an unlicensed aerodrome located 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west northwest of Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFhcHYiXQ==
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAPV.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-truro
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1939.htm
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p012.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro_Aerodrome
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2017 01:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Oct-2023 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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