ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26692
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| Date: | Thursday 17 May 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Lieutenant Commander Henry Crawford MacDonald |
| Registration: | G-EBVX |
| MSN: | 538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sollum Bay (El Salloum), Sidi Barrani, Matruh Governate -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 538 DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II #249] registered as G-EBVX [C of R 1555] 23.1.28 to Lieutenant Commander Henry Crawford MacDonald, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex [as a single-seater with long-range tanks replacing the front cockpit]. C of A 1308 issued 27.2.28 and delivered 22.3.28. Flown by pilot/owner Henry MacDonald on Middle East & Africa tour, reaching Baghdad 28.4.28.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17.5.28: Emergency landing on a beach at Sollum Bay (El Salloum) Sidi Barrani, Matruh Governate, Egypt. He was on his return trip from Baghdad to London (Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex) when cruising along the Egyptian coast, he encountered engine problems and decided to make an emergency landing on a beach near Sollum Bay (El Salloum). The Moth was wrecked when it struck a large rock on the landing run. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site to the local Arabs.
The pilot was later killed on 17.9.28 piloting another Moth (G-EBWV) on a transatlantic attempt from St John’s, Newfoundland attempting to recreate the Lindberg flight and become the first British Pilot to fly the Atlantic solo, despite having relatively little flying hours (see separate entry)
Sollum Bay (El Salloum, also known as Sallum) is a harbourside village or town in Egypt. It is along the Egypt/Libyan border's short north–south aligned coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the far northwest corner of Egypt. It is 8 km east of the border with Libya, and 128 km from the notable port of Tobruk, Libya.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVidngiXQ==
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-el-salloum
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
5. http://victoriarifles.com/about-victoria-rifles/distinguished-brethren/distinguished-brethren-l-r/henry-crawford-macdonald
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sallum
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2014 18:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 16:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2020 06:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2023 17:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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