ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28255
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| Date: | 18-OCT-1928 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Lt Cdr Henry C MacDonald |
| Registration: | G-EBWV |
| C/n / msn: | 566 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 600 miles east of St. Johns, Newfoundland -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada |
| UK |
c/no. 566 DH.60X [Cirrus II]: registered G-EBWV [CofR 1590] 28.3.28 to the De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Stag Lane. No C of A issued since used for tests and completed as long-range endurance model; fitted with Gipsy I 7.28.
Achieved height record of 19,980 ft on 25.7.28, flown by Capt. Geoffrey de Havilland (with Mrs de Havilland) from Stag Lane; (not G-AAAA as sometimes reported). Fitted with extra fuel tanks and flown by Capt. Hubert Broad for continuous 24 hours 16/17.8.28 at Stag Lane - an unofficial British light plane endurance record.
Loaned to or bought by Lt Cdr Henry C MacDonald for solo Transatlantic flight and shipped to Newfoundland from Liverpool, arriving 27.9.28. Departed St Johns, Newfoundland 17.10.28 and last seen some 7.5 hours later by the steamer Hardenberg at lat 53.29N: long 41.30W - 600 miles out to sea. Presumed ditched in North Atlantic. Registration cancelled 9.10.28.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBWV.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E4.html
4. HC McDonald lost over Atlantic 18 Oct 1928
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1928/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60-moth-in-united-kingdom-2-killed-4/]
6. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/82-register-gb-g-eb?highlight=YToxOntpOjA7czoxMjoiZ2xvc3RlciBnLjE0Ijt9
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 17:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2017 22:39 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2017 21:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Source] |
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