ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200987
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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Miss Nora Thornton Trevelyan |
| Registration: | G-AAIB |
| MSN: | 1110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moorpark Aerodrome, Renfrew -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moorpark Aerodrome, Renfrew |
c/no. 1110: DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I] registered as G-AAIB [C of R 2011] 2.6.29 to Charles A.K. Bennet (Lord Ossulston) Chillingham Castle, Northumberland. C of A 2058 issued 6.6.29. Registered [C of R 2491] 3.4.30 to Miss Nora T. Trevelyan, Morpeth, Northumberland (aircraft based at Cramlington, Northumberland).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off from Moorpark Aerodrome, Renfrew 15.5.30, the pilot/owner Miss Nora Thornton Trevelyan and her passenger Mr Spencer escaped with minor injuries. Registration cancelled 12.30 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft".
Moorpark Aerodrome was located in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The aerodrome was also known as Renfrew Airport, Renfrew Aerodrome, RFC Renfrew, Glasgow Airport, and RAF Renfrew. The location of the aerodrome is approximately 5 nautical miles west-southwest of Glasgow city center
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/12/C164: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576632
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAIB.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
4. https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-glasgow
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/May30.html
6. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
7. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-1?highlight=WyJnLWFhaWIiXQ==
8. https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/renfrew-glasgow-moorpark/
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew_Airport
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Nov-2017 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 05-Nov-2017 22:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2023 07:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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