ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163305
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| Date: | Monday 17 June 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Breton Flying Club |
| Registration: | CF-CED |
| MSN: | 488 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RCAF Sydney, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Sydney, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (YQY/CYQY) |
| RCAF Sydney, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (YQY/CYQY) |
DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II] sold to Canadian Ministry of Defence with C of A 1329 issued 7.3.28. Taken on charge by the Royal Canadian Air Force as G-CYYL 27.4.28. Fitted with Cirrus III. Re-registered as CF-CED [C of R 1454] 6.9.34 to Dept of National Defence for use (on loan) by the Cape Breton Flying Club, Sydney, Nova Scotia; sold to, and re-registered to the club 15.4.37. Registration cancelled as "lapsed" 31.8.38; renewed 4.3.39; fitted with Gipsy I.
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) when stalled while doing circuits and crashed on landing at RCAF Sydney, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (YQY/CYQY) 17.6.40. On approach to Sydney, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sydney is a former city and urban community on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Sources:
1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_xa_zz.html
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-bn-tc?highlight=WyJjZi1jYWEiXQ==
4. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1940/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60x-moth-in-sydney/
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JA_Douglas_McCurdy_Sydney_Airport#History
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2014 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Aug-2017 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2023 00:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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