Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth CF-ADO, Thursday 31 May 1945
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Date:Thursday 31 May 1945
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:G B Flinders
Registration: CF-ADO
MSN: 800
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fort Frances, Rainy River District, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: Standing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fort Frances, Rainy River District, Ontario
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH.60M Moth CF-ADO: Damaged by gales and livestock whilst picketed in field at Fort Frances, Ontario May 1945; (exact date not yet found, but not later than 31.5.45). Aircraft overturned, not repaired, withdrawn from use.

Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-a?highlight=WyJjZi1hZG8iXQ==
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1981.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Frances

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Mar-2024 22:02 Dr. John Smith Added

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