ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25024
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Philips & Powis School of Flying |
| Registration: | G-EBSP |
| MSN: | 420 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Winnersh, 4 miles SE of Reading, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Woodley Aerodrome, near Reading, Berkshire |
c/no. 420: DH.60X [Cirrus II] registered G-EBSP [C of R 1431] 6.8.27 to Thomas H Worth (of A.M. Worth Ltd), East Keal, Spilsby, Lincs. C of A 1183 issued 6.8.27. Sold September 1929 & registered [C of R 2303] October 1929 to Henry C.G. Heathcote-Stisted (a director of Phillips & Powis Aircraft), Woodley, Berkshire. Registered [C of R 2403] 29.1.30 to Phillips & Powis Aircraft (Reading) Ltd; operated by Philips & Powis School of Flying, Woodley, Berkshire.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and crashed on take-off from Woodley Aerodrome, near Reading, Berkshire 3.8.33: aircraft came down in a field near Winnersh. Both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training - Norbert Ley (a Belgian National)) - were injured. Registration G-ESBP cancelled December 1933 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Winnersh is a large suburban village and civil parish in the borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England. The village is located around 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Wokingham town centre and around 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of central Reading.
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA5/15/C245: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576713
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-woodley
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
7. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVic3AiXQ==
8. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBSP.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnersh
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2013 00:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2017 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2019 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2023 07:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 13-Nov-2023 17:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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