Incident de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth CF-APF,
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Date:Saturday 28 October 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH83 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth
Owner/operator:J E Cosco
Registration: CF-APF
MSN: 4037
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sioux Lookout, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: Standing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
To Canadian Airways Ltd as set of components for local assembly. Registered CF-APF [C of R 1254] 3.3.33 to Canadian Airways Ltd, Montreal. Re-registered [C of R 2099/A97] 5.6.37 to Yorkton Airways Ltd, Yorkton, Saskatchan

Registered [C of R 2411] 25.4.39 to J E Cosco, Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Destroyed by fire at Sioux Lookout 28.10.39 when sparks from adjacent scrub and dead timber burning were blown on to airframe, igniting the fabric of the aircraft

Sources:

http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p040.htm
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_CF-1.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Mar-2013 08:49 Dr. John Smith Added

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