Incident de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth G-ACGW,
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Date:Sunday 1 October 1933
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH83 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth
Owner/operator:Charles Lloyd
Registration: G-ACGW
MSN: 4067
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Quennevais Racecourse, Jersey, Channel Islands -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Quennevais Racecourse, Jersey, Channel Islands
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
First Registered as G-ACGW [C of R 4370] 24.5.33 to Charles Lloyd, Twickenham, Middlesex (aircraft based at Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex). Later moved to L'Etacq, Jersey; named "The Blue Fox". C of A 3910 issued 27.5.33; delivered to Jersey 25.6.33.

Written off when crashed at Quennevais Racecourse after take-off Jersey 1.10.33. The aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire and all three occupants were injured. Registration G-ACGW cancelled 4.2.34 as "Permanently Withdrawn From Use".

Sources:

1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACGW.pdf
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p040.html
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh83-fox-moth-jersey

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Mar-2013 12:58 Dr. John Smith Added
19-Mar-2013 12:59 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
31-Aug-2016 09:54 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Dec-2017 16:59 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Jul-2020 18:09 Sergey L. Updated [Source]

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