Accident de Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312719
 
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Date:Sunday 24 October 1937
Time:c. 14:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth
Owner/operator:Club Aéreo de Chile
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Viña del Mar -   Chile
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Club de Golf de Granadillas
Destination airport:El Belloto Aerodrome
Narrative:
Crashed and caught fire just after take-off near tranque de Población Vergara. Pilot Jaime Beltrán Molinos (28) killed and pilot Hirmas Gidi seriously injured.

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 25 October 1937, p11
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf ("Cirrus Moth")

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-May-2023 08:39 TB Added
28-Jul-2023 12:24 TB Updated
01-Oct-2023 07:28 Dr. John Smith Updated
02-Nov-2023 16:11 TB Updated
04-Nov-2023 14:46 TB Updated

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