ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351786
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| Date: | Monday 8 July 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60GM Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Moth Aircraft Corporation |
| Registration: | NC832E |
| MSN: | 1-G |
| Year of manufacture: | 1929 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tewkesbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boston Airport, Boston, Mass. (BOS/KBOS) |
Written off (destroyed) when crashed near Tewkesbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 8.7.29 after being abandoned when the control stick came out of its socket during a roll at 700 ft, while on a pre-delivery test flight; Moth test-pilot Alexander P “Al” Krapish badly injured.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pUSA0.html
3. https://www.myheritage.com/names/alexander_krapish
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154418571/alexander-krapish
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewksbury,_Massachusetts
History of this aircraft
c/no. 1-G: de Havilland DH.60GM Gipsy Moth. Registered as NC832E 6.5.29 to Moth Aircraft Corporation, Lowell, GA.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2024 08:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Feb-2024 08:28 | ASN | Updated [Narrative] |
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