ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202405
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 June 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 45 MU RAF Kinloss |
| Registration: | AX792 |
| MSN: | 1299 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kippen, 9 miles west of Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kinloss, Kinloss, Moray Firth, Scotland |
| RAF Witney, Oxfordshire |
DH.60G [Gipsy I] registered as G-ABES [C of R 2803] 2.9.30 to The Hon Henry C.H. Bathurst, Filton (replacement for G-AAHF); later based at Whitchurch, Bristol. C of A 2714 issued 6.9.30. Re-registered [C of R 7966] 1.7.37 to Thomas E Rose-Richards, Woodley Reading, Berkshire. Re-registered [C of R 8889] 19.11.38 to The Worcestershire Flying Club Ltd, Pershore. Withdrawn from use and stored on 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war
Registration G-ABES cancelled as sold 9.7.40. Impressed into military service as AX792 18.7.40 at 45 MU Kinloss. Forced landed following engine failure and ran into hedge at Kippen, 9 miles west of Stirling 24.6.41 on ferry flight to DH Witney for major inspection. Struck off charge 4.7.41.
Kippen is a village in west Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies between the Gargunnock Hills and the Fintry Hills and overlooks the Carse of Forth to the north. The village is 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Stirling and 20 miles (32 km) north of Glasgow.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ab/g-ab-part-1?highlight=WyJnLWFiZXMiXQ==
4. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABES.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.htmll
6. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Jun41.html
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-kippen
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippen
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2017 15:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-May-2021 20:25 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2023 00:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]] |
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