ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202566
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| Date: | Monday 16 April 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60T Moth Trainer (Sk11) |
| Owner/operator: | Flygtabens Flygavdelning, Swedish Air Force |
| Registration: | 562 |
| MSN: | 1727 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boda, 3 km WNW Lundby railway station (near Enköping) -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vasteras/Hasslo, Sweden |
| Barkarby, Sweden | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The DH.60T Moth [Gipsy III] was destroyed in a landing accident at Boda, Sweden.
Aircraft history
Registered as G-ABNJ [C of R 3238] 25.6.31 to The DeHavilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex. Tested at A&AEE, Martlesham Heath in "Class B" markings as 'E.5' 8.31-9.31. C of A 3096 issued 26.8.31.
Flown Linkoping/Malmen to Stockholm/Barkarby 17.12.31 and demonstrated to Swedish Air Force by Hubert Broad next day. UK Registration cancelled 2.12.31 as sold. To Swedish Air Force as 562; taken on charge 9.2.32. To Flygtabens Flygavdelning, Barkarby; coded “6562”.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun out of control and crashed at Lundby 16.4.34; aircraft was en-route from Vasteras/Hasslo to Barkarby. Struck off charge 10.7.34. Total Time on airframe 631 hours.
Lundby is a suburb and borough of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located in the central part of the Hisingen island, stretching along the northern shore of the Göta River.
NOTE: A batch of eight DH.60T Moths - G-ABNG, G-ABNI to G-ABMN plus G-ABNY and G-ABPH were modified DH.60's. After further modifications, the model became the DH.82A Tiger Moth.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p017.html
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABNJ.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
5. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ab/g-ab-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFibmoiXQ==
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lundby,_Gothenburg
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2017 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Sep-2020 13:50 | Sergey L. | Updated [Operator, Accident report] |
| 11-Nov-2023 15:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Nov-2023 15:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
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