ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163420
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Toronto Flying Club |
| Registration: | CF-CAA |
| MSN: | 729 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Toronto Island Airport, Toronto, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Toronto Island Airport, Toronto, Ontario (YTZ/CYTZ) |
| Toronto Island Airport, Toronto, Ontario (YTZ/CYTZ) |
DH.60M [Gipsy I] sold to Canadian Govt with C of A 1803 issued 29.1.29; arrived at DH Canada, Mount Dennis 18.2.29. Allotted RCAF 80 but not taken up (replaced as RCAF 80 by c/no 734); delivered instead to the Toronto Flying Club 9.3.29. Registered as CF-CAA [C of R 592] 8.5.29 to Dept of National Defence and loaned to Toronto Flying Club Ltd; re-registered to the Toronto Flying Club 2.10.36 (presumably upon sale to the club?)
Badly damaged on landing Toronto Island Airport, Toronto, Ontario 23.10.40; Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot, the sole person on board, was performing a training flight and was practicing stalls and forced landings. On approach, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was slightly injured.
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (IATA: YTZ, ICAO: CYTZ) is a regional airport located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is often referred to as Toronto Island Airport and was previously known as Port George VI Island Airport and Toronto City Centre Airport. The airport's name honours Billy Bishop, the Canadian World War I flying ace and World War II Air Marshal.
Sources:
1. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-bn-tc?highlight=WyJjZi1jYWEiXQ==
2. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Oct40.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-toronto-1
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p007.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Toronto_Island_Airport#1940s
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bishop_Toronto_City_Airport
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2014 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Aug-2017 21:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2017 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2023 19:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 01-Oct-2023 12:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
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