ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163262
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| Date: | Friday 4 November 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Border Cities Aero Club |
| Registration: | CF-CDD |
| MSN: | 485 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Walkerville, Windsor, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Walkerville, Windsor, Ontario |
c/no 385: DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II] sold to Canadian Ministry of Defence with C of A 1317 issued 28.2.28. Taken on charge by Royal Canadian Air Force as G-CYYS 5.6.28; operated at Norway House, Manitoba. Rebuilt as DH.60M in 1930 and fitted with a Cirrus III engine. Re-registered CF-CDD [C of R 1038] 2.8.31 to Dept of National Defence for use by Border Cities Aero Club, Walkerville, Windsor, Ontario.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) at Walkerville, Windsor, Ontario 4.11.32: Shortly after takeoff from Walkerville, the airplane overturned and crashed, coming to rest upside and bursting into flames. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire. Registration CF-CDD cancelled 30.9.36. [Already Struck off charge by the RCAF on 3.9.36].
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/Civil_prewar_2.htm
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-bn-tc?highlight=WyJjZi1jZGQiXQ==
4. https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-walkerville-0
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerville,_Ontario
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2014 23:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Aug-2017 16:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2023 16:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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