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| Date: | Wednesday 21 December 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.87A Hornet Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Capt Hon. Walter Stanley Senior |
| Registration: | VP-YBA |
| MSN: | 8015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Makwiro, Mashonaland West -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
de Havilland DH.87A Hornet Moth VP-YBA written off (destroyed) 21 December 1938 when crashed at Makwiro, Mashonaland West, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The pilot Captain the Hon Walter Stanley Senior (aged 32) was killed.
Sources:
1. Haagsche courant 21-12-1938
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p080.html
3. https://island.lk/w-s-senior-1866-1938-ceylon-owes-him-much/
4. https://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-other-registers/vo-vp-vr?highlight=WyJ2cC15YmEiXQ==
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makwiro
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2021 18:06 | Cobar | Added |
| 09-Oct-2021 11:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2022 23:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-Oct-2024 07:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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