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| Date: | Sunday 14 November 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Exeter Aero Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ABPK |
| MSN: | 1871 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clyst Honiton, near Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon |
DH.60G [Gipsy I] registered as G-ABPK [C of R 3371] 31. 8.31 to Charles Henry Tutt, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex [later based at Hatfield, Hertfordshire]. C of A 3181 issued 1.9.31. Reported as operated in late 1931 by P.H. Meadway, t/a West Kent Aero Club, West Malling and sold 7.32 to Maidstone Airport Ltd, West Malling and sold again (1.34)
However, G-ABPK was still in Charles Henry Tutt's ownership between 1933 and May 1937. Re-registered [C of R 8243] 1.12.37 to Exeter Aero Club Ltd, Exeter, Devon.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Clyst Honiton, near Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon 14.11.37. Registration G-ABPK cancelled "due to destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft" 17.12.37.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ab/g-ab-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFicGsiXQ==
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABPK.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
5. Biography of Charles Henry Tutt (1901-1992): http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/pioneering-women/tutt-charles-henry?highlight=WyJnLWFicGsiXQ==
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p018.html
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-exeter
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_Airport
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2017 23:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2023 07:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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