ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221779
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| Date: | Monday 3 December 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | The Bengal Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | VT-ACE |
| MSN: | 1551 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dum Dum Airfield, Calcutta (Kolkatta), West Bengal -
 India
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
DH.60M MSN 1551 [Gipsy I engine #1088] to DeHavilland India with C of A 2657 issued 16.7.30. Registered as VT-ACE [C of R 76] on 24.12.30 to The Bengal Flying Club Ltd, Dum Dum.
Written off (destroyed) 3.12.34; While flying in the neighbourhood of the Dum Dum aerodrome the aircraft was seen suddenly to nose-dive. It was found completely wrecked in a paddy field. Pilot, Major Harry Meade, Assistant Surveyor General of Calcutta flying solo presumed killed instantly. Registration VT-ACE cancelled 13.12.34
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-.html
4. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-india-register/g-iaaa-to-vt-aim?highlight=WyJ2dC1hYm8iXQ==
5. https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/07/15/in-memoriam/
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose_International_Airport#Early_history
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2019 22:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Feb-2019 22:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 11-Feb-2019 22:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration] |
| 14-Feb-2019 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2023 16:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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