ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1376
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| Date: | Thursday 6 October 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | London Flying Club Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-CAVU |
| MSN: | 862 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | London Airport, Lambeth, near London, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | London Airport, Lambeth, near London, Ontario (YXU/CYXU) |
DH.60G [Gipsy I] sold to DH Canada with C of A 1677 issued 8.11.28; delivered to DH Canada at Mount Dennis 8.12.28. Registered as G-CAVU [C of R 572] 12.4.29 to Service Lamp Co Ltd, London, Ontario. Re-registered 26.8.29 to London Airport Ltd, London, Ontario. Registered 16.6.30 to London Flying Club Ltd, London, Ontario.
Written off when hit overhead HT electric cables shortly after take-off from London Airport, Lambeth, near London, Ontario and destroyed by fire 6.10.32. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by post-crash fire. Registration cancelled 21.11.32 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C1.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-gipsy-moth-london
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_International_Airport#London_Airport,_1929%E2%80%931942
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2008 09:48 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Feb-2014 03:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2017 15:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2020 16:14 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Nov-2023 17:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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