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| Date: | Sunday 24 May 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major |
| Owner/operator: | The Scottish Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ABZT |
| MSN: | 5015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Isle of Islay Aerodrome, south of Bowmore, Isle of Islay -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Isle of Islay Aerodrome, Bowmore, Isle of Islay (EGPI) |
c/no. 5015: DH.60GIII Moth Major registered as G-ABZT [C of R 3918] 7.10.32 to The Scottish Flying Club Ltd, Moorpark Aerodrome, Renfrew (and supplied via Brian Lewis & Co). First flown 19.10.32 and C of A 3605 issued 21.10.32.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24.5.36. The single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Isle of Islay Aerodrome south of Bowmore. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.
Registration G-ABZT cancelled January 1937 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use"
Islay Airport (IATA: ILY, ICAO: EGPI) (also known as Glenegedale Airport) (Scottish Gaelic: Port-Adhaar Ìle) is located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 kilometres; 5.2 statute miles) north-northwest of Port Ellen on the island of Islay in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ab/g-ab-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFienQiXQ==
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABZT.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p050.html
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-major-iii-bowmore
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islay_Airport#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2017 23:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Oct-2023 18:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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