ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1298
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| Date: | Sunday 25 May 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Great Western Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CARX |
| MSN: | 635 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elbow River, East of Mission Bridge, Calgary, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Calgary, Alberta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 635: DH.60X [Cirrus II] Moth to DeHavilland Canada with C of A 1478 issued 28.6.28; delivered to DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis 19.7.28. Registered as G-CARX [C of R 460] 25.7.28 to Great Western Airways Ltd, Calgary, Alberta.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25.5.30: After takeoff from Calgary, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the Elbow River, Calgary, Alberta 25.5.30; pilot W. Brooks injured. According to one source (see link #6): "Student flying too low over girlfriend's house crashed in Elbow River, just east of Mission bridge".
Registration G-CARX cancelled 31.5.30
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-elbow-river
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNhcngiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
5. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
6. [photo of crashed aircraft]: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/archive/Airplane-wreck--Calgary--Alberta--2R3BF1O1T089.html
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p006.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbow_River
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2008 09:33 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2014 22:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2017 17:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2019 19:17 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Dec-2023 16:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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