Accident de Havilland DH.60M Moth RCAF 66,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163414
 
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Date:Friday 13 February 1931
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:Camp Borden Training School RCAF
Registration: RCAF 66
MSN: 713
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Camp Borden, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Camp Borden, Ontario
Destination airport:Camp Borden, Ontario
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH.60M [Gipsy I] sold to DH Canada for Canadian Govt with C of A 1773 issued 14.1.29; arrived Mount Dennis 4.2.29. Taken on charge by the Royal Canadian Air Force at Camp Borden as 66 8.3.29.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Camp Borden, Ontario 13.2.31; Both crew - Pilot Officer C.A.K. Gill (pilot) and A/C2 N.A. Duval (passenger) - killed. Struck off charge 18.4.31 and fuselage to Toronto Board of Education as instructional airframe.

Sources:

1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_51_100_detailed.html
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-camp-borden-2-killed
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jan-2014 23:54 Dr. John Smith Added
28-Aug-2017 19:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source]
03-Nov-2019 17:20 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
16-Aug-2020 21:09 T.T.Taylor Updated [Operator, Operator]

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