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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | SAAF 1411 |
| MSN: | 7129 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi, Kenya |
c/no. 7129: To De Havilland South Africa with C of A 5664 issued 17.9.36. Registration unconfirmed (but possibly ZS-AIV). Fitted Gipsy Major No. 8612. Registered [1940] to H Calderbank, Potchefstroom. Impressed into military service with SAAF as '1411' mid-1940. To 61 Squadron, SAAF 8.40. To East Africa 7.5.41.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Nairobi, Kenya 15.5.41
Sources:
1. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH85_Leopard_Moth.html
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 23:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2022 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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