Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth RCAF 156,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351971
 
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Date:Monday 25 May 1936
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:11 (AC) Sqn RCAF
Registration: RCAF 156
MSN: DHC.112
Year of manufacture:1930
Total airframe hrs:401 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vancouver, British Columbia -   Canada
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Vancouver, BC
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on take-off from field after it struck a wire near Vancouver, BC; pilot Squadron Leader R K J Bell-Irving uninjured.

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pCan1.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver
4. https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000494/

History of this aircraft

c/no DHC.112 DH.60M [Gipsy I]: taken on charge by the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) as '156' 26.3.30. To 11 (AC) Squadron, RCAF Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by 11.34.
Struck off charge 18.11.36.

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Feb-2024 18:13 Dr. John Smith Added
24-Feb-2024 18:15 ASN Updated [Source, Narrative]
24-Feb-2024 22:55 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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