Incident de Havilland DH.60G Moth SE-AFP,
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Date:Wednesday 17 March 1937
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G Moth
Owner/operator:Svensk Flygtjanst A/B
Registration: SE-AFP
MSN: 1053
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Karlsund, Norrkoping Kommun, Ostergotlands Lan -   Sweden
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Karlsund, Norrkoping Kommun, Ostergotlands Lan, Sweden
Destination airport:
Narrative:
DH.60G [Gipsy I] Coupe version registered as G-AASB [C of R 2310] 11.29 to S.J.P Eloff, Le Bourget, Paris. C of A 2281 issued 20.11.29. C of A lapsed 17.11.32; renewed 19.7.34 (interim cancellation?). Sold May 1935 and re-registered [C of R 6144] 1.8.35 to Victor N.C. Garland, Brooklands Aerodrome, Weybridge, Surrey. Re-registered [C of R 6359] 2.10.35 to Brooklands Aviation Ltd, Brooklands Aerodrome, Weybridge, Surrey. Re-registered [C of R 6913] 15.4.36 to Sir Charles Arthur Wrench, Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex. UK Registration G-AASB cancelled 2.12.36.

Re-registered in Sweden as SE-AFP [C of R 156] 16.2.37 to Svensk Flygtjanst A/B, Stockholm [No Swedish C of A recorded].

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17.3.37 when crashed at Karlsund, Norrkoping Kommun, Östergötlands Lan, Sweden (at approximate coordinates are 58°28' 59" North, 16°1' 59" East). Swedish Registration SE-AFB cancelled 17.3.37 (same day).

Sources:

1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFhc2IiXQ==
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AASB.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_SE-.html
6. http://forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3562&sid=27a5b5d7145779b95ccbd3508c193cc3
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-karlslund
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tland_County

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Nov-2017 01:37 Dr. John Smith Added
20-Nov-2017 01:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
21-Oct-2023 14:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Narrative]]

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