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| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Reading Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-EBNY |
| MSN: | 263 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, near Reading, Berkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodley, Reading, Berkshire |
| Woodley, Reading, Berkshire |
DH.60 [Cirrus I] Moth registered as G-EBNY [C of R 1253] 22.4.26 to The London Aero Club Ltd [London Aeroplane Club], Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex; (donated and presented by The Duke of Sutherland 10.7.26 at Hendon after Kings Cup).
C of A 1004 issued 5.7.26. Sold 30.11.28 and registered [C of R 1829] on 3.12.28 to Alexander F Burns, Newcastle. Sold on and delivered 10.6.29 and re-registered [C of R 2123] 13.8.29 to Phillips & Powis Aircraft (Reading) Ltd, Woodley; operated by Reading Aero Club.
Written off when crashed on landing at Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, near Reading, Berkshire on 5.11.29 shortly prior to C of A expiry on 15.11.29. The single engine airplane crashed upon landing and came to rest. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Presumably not repaired, as registration G-EBNY cancelled 2.1.30. Remains still at Woodley in April 1932
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EBNY.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p002.html
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVibnkiXQ==
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-moth-woodley
5. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
7. https://culhamstation.co.uk/bits/hidden-pages/woodley.html
8. https://www.reading-forum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=8471
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodley,_Berkshire#Woodley_Aerodrome
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2013 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2017 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2018 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Sep-2023 06:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 22-Dec-2023 18:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2024 21:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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