ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64274
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| Date: | Thursday 28 March 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83C Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Arthur Hammond Dalton |
| Registration: | G-ABWF |
| MSN: | 4008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hattargi, Belagavi, Karnataka -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Hattargi, Belagavi, Karnataka, India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no.4008: Registered as G-ABWF [C of R 3726] 30.4.32 to Edward A Hillman, t/a Hillman's Airways, Maylands Aerodrome, Romford, Essex. C of A 3501 issued 8.7.32. Not delivered: sold on as new and registered [C of R 3878] 7.7.32 to The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd, Renfrew (later Turnhouse). Badly damaged when crashed into HT cables at Helmshore, near Haslingden, Lancashire 31.1.33.
Repaired at Stag Lane in March/April 1933 and re-registered [C of R 4336] 13.4.33 to Airwork Ltd, Heston (but based at Barton, Manchester). Loaned to National Aviation Day Display [pilot Geoffrey Tyson] and damaged in collision with DH.60G EI-AAI near Limerick, Ireland 7.7.33. Re-registered [C of R 5332] 1.9.34 to Arthur Hammond Dalton, Heston. Departed Heston 11.10.34 [pilot Flt Lt Sullivan] for India for Indian Air Pageant tour.
Operated by pilot, E.R. Andrews [possibly while with Indian Air Pageant] and hit tree on take-off at Hattargi, Belagavi, Karnataka, India 28.3.35; pilot injured, passenger Mr Pardhy of Karachi Flying Club killed. Registration cancelled 7.5.35 as "Permanently Withdrawn From Use".
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABWF.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
4. http://ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh83c-fox-moth-hattargi-1-killed
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2011.pdf
7. https://my.maptons.com/1523788
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Dec-2011 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2017 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2020 19:35 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Oct-2022 19:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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