ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163236
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 May 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Camp Borden Training School RCAF |
| Registration: | RCAF 27 |
| MSN: | 460 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Angus, near Essa, Simco County, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Borden, Ontario |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 460: DH.60X [Genet] Moth sold to Canadian Ministry of Defence with C of A 1276 issued 30.12.27 for Camp Borden training school. Taken on charge by Royal Canadian Air Force as 27 on 17.2.28.
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) when crashed Angus, Ontario, 7.5.30. The crew departed Camp Borden for a local training flight. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Angus, near the airbase. Both pilots were injured. Struck off charge 8.7.30 as Category A damaged.
Essa is a township in Ontario, Canada, west and south of the city of Barrie in Simcoe County. It is bounded by County Road 90 to its north, County Road 27 to its east, and Ontario Highway 89 to its south. The township is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Toronto. The main communities of this township are Angus, Thornton, and Baxter
Sources:
1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/rcaf_detail1_50.html
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-angus
4. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essa,_Ontario
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2014 23:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Aug-2017 17:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2019 18:28 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Aug-2020 21:08 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2023 15:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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