Accident de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth CF-DJE,
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Date:Tuesday 8 February 1949
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:Sudbury Airways Ltd,
Registration: CF-DJE
MSN: FM.31
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Indian Lake, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Sudbury, Ontario
Destination airport:Indian Lake, Ontario
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
CF-DJE registered [C of R 3788/A1308] 12.7.46 to The Steel Co of Canada Ltd, Hamilton, Ontario. Re-registered [C of R 6239] 26.7.47 to G Rioux, Noelville, Ontario. Registered [C of R 6401] 4.9.47 to O & M Air Service Ltd, Sudbury, Ontario. Re-registered 17.9.48 [on name change] to Sudbury Airways Ltd, Sudbury, Ontario.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on to ice covered Indian Lake, Ontario 8.2.49; 2 passengers killed. Registration cancelled 30.4.50

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Mar-2013 14:18 Dr. John Smith Added

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