ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1229
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 January 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Halifax Aero Club |
| Registration: | CF-CEH |
| MSN: | 747 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Halifax Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
DH.60M [Gipsy I] to Canadian Govt without C of A; arrived at DeHavilland Canada, Mount Dennis 13.3.29; fitted with Cirrus III. Taken on charge by RCAF at Camp Borden as '87' 15.4.29. Sold 25.10.34 to Halifax Aero Club and registered CF-CEH [C of R 1478] 17.10.34 to Department of National Defense, for loan to Halifax Aero Club; re-registered to the Halifax Aero Club 15.4.37. Fitted with Gipsy I engine July 1936.
On 19.1.38 while on a training flight, aircraft collided with another De Havilland DH.60 of Halifax Aero Club registered G-CALE. Wings locked together, both aircraft crashed into Halifax Harbour, and were lost. All three pilots were rescued (two in G-CALE, one in CF-CEH)
Halifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Sources:
1. My interpretation of G-CALE details.
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-halifax-1
3. http://www.ab-ix.com/dh60.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p007.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
6. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-bn-tc?highlight=WyJjZi1jZWgiXQ==
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Harbour
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 10:54 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Mar-2013 13:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2017 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2021 18:34 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Oct-2023 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source]] |
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