ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292545
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Date: | Thursday 15 May 1941 |
Time: | day |
Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn SAAF |
Registration: | SAAF 1411 |
MSN: | 7129 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Nairobi -
Kenya
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Nairobi, Kenya |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:c/no. 7129: To De Havilland South Africa with C of A 5664 issued 17.9.36. Registration unconfirmed (but possibly ZS-AIV). Fitted Gipsy Major No. 8612. Registered [1940] to H Calderbank, Potchefstroom. Impressed into military service with SAAF as '1411' mid-1940. To 61 Squadron, SAAF 8.40. To East Africa 7.5.41.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Nairobi, Kenya 15.5.41
Sources:
1.
https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH85_Leopard_Moth.html 2.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html 3.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Oct-2022 23:58 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
09-Oct-2022 20:43 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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