ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1211
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| Date: | Thursday 28 April 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Border Cities Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-CAKF |
| MSN: | 459 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Walkerville, Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Detroit, Michigan, USA |
c/no. 459 DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II]: to Canadian Department of National Defence with C of A 1283 issued 10.1.28. Delivered by DeHavilland to No.1 Air Depot, Ottawa 28.2.28 and loaned to Border Cities Aero Club 1.9.28. Registered G-CAKF [C of R 444] 9.7.28 to Department of National Defence, and again loaned to Border Cities Aero Club, Walkerville, Ontario. Force landing near Thamesville, Ontario in 1929, following engine failure. Repaired and returned to service.
Damaged beyond repair 28.4.32: The single engine airplane departed Walkersville, in the suburb of Windsor, Ontario, for a local joyride. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in a field located south of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was named as a Mr. Barr.
Registration formally cancelled 30.9.36
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_G_CA.htm
4. https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-near-detroit
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
6. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNha2YiXQ==
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerville,_Ontario
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit#Airports
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 05:52 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 13:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2017 18:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2017 18:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Apr-2020 15:04 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Nov-2023 13:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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