Mid-air collision Accident de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth 46, Wednesday 27 December 1933
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Date:Wednesday 27 December 1933
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: 46
MSN: 951
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near El Bosque -   Chile
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Gipsy 46 and 52 collided in mid-air. Both Aviadors bailed out. Parachute of Eduardo Santelices did not opened. Eduardo Middleton escaped minor injured. Both airplanes reported as destroyed.

Note: Gipsy G.52 still activ by MAY 1938 (noted in report of crash of G.85, 6 MAY 38)

Sources:

https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
La Mañana (Talca) 28 December 1933, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-May-2023 07:37 TB Added
18-Jun-2023 09:24 TB Updated
05-May-2024 13:43 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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