ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25313
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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | The Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-EBSN |
| MSN: | 418 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire (EGTG/FZO) |
| Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire (EGTG/FZO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 418: DH.60X [Cirrus II] Moth: registered as G-EBSN [C of R 1428] 23.7.27 to The Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club Ltd, Filton. C of A 1171 issued 26.7.27.
Stalled at 300 feet and crashed/destroyed by fire - aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion - shortly after take-off from Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 6.5.28; instructor Flying Officer Richard Eric Hopper, RAFVR (aged 21) and student pilot Donald Vaughan Tanner (aged 26) were both killed. Registration cancelled 4.7.28 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft".
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/10/C117: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576585
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBSN.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-bristol-2-killed
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
8. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb/g-eb-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWVic24iXQ==
9. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Filton_Airport#Inter-war_years
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 15:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2013 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2018 14:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Dec-2023 20:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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