ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201872
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| Date: | Sunday 24 May 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Clube de Portugal (AeCP) |
| Registration: | CS-AAG |
| MSN: | 1231 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Serra de Monsanto, near Lisbon -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | BA1, Sintra, Portugal |
c/no. 1231: DH.60G Moth Autoslot [Gipsy I engine #939]: registered as G-AAWL [C of R 2507] 14.4.30 to The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane; used as demonstrator (possibly to Portugal). C of A 2472 issued 17.4.30. Registration cancelled 12.30 as 'sold abroad'. Registered CS-AAG to Aero Club de Portugal, Sintra.
Crashed 19.5.44: Hit trees on a hill and crashed at Serra de Monsanto, near Lisbon. Pilot civil José Lisboa and 2°Sarg Torres. Type not reported.
Note: it's not clear if this CS-AAG was an unknown DH.82A (probably OGMA built) or the original DH.60G Moth CS-AAG (c/no. 1231), which crash-landed after collision with DH.82A Tiger Moth CS-ADC on 19.5.44 and was probably rebuilt. CS-AAG given as "crashed" 19.5.44, without a further history in one source (see link #3). Another source (see link #2) gives the crash location as "Crashed Serra de Monsanto 23.6.59"
Monsanto Forest Park (Portuguese: Parque Florestal de Monsanto) is a municipal protected forest in Lisbon, Portugal, the largest green patch in the city, with almost 1000 ha (10 km2).
Sources:
1. Diário de Lisboa 25 May 1959, p2 (no type)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CS-.html (25 June 59)
3. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf (19 May 44)
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AAWL.pdf
5. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFhd2wiXQ==
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Forest_Park
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 02:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Sep-2018 08:16 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 08:37 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2018 23:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2021 09:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2021 09:49 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2021 09:52 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2021 12:57 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2021 17:03 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2023 06:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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