Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth VT-AFC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352044
 
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Date:Monday 13 February 1939
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:The Dehli Flying Club Ltd
Registration: VT-AFC
MSN: 3056
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana -   India
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (HYD/VOHY)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into military bungalow compound on take-off from Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 13.2.39 following engine failure; both on board injured.

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-india-register/g-iaaa-to-vt-aim?highlight=WyJ2dC1hZHAiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p030.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begumpet_Airport#History

History of this aircraft

c/no. 3056 DH.60M Moth [Gipsy] to Capt. Lamplough [presumably of British Aviation Insurance Group] without engine or C of A [and thus used in rebuild?]. Registered in India as VT-AFC 3.3.34 to United Provinces Flying Club Ltd, Lucknow. Registered [C of R 208/1] 26.2.35 to The Raja of Vizianagram, Vizianagram. Registered to The Delhi Flying Club Ltd.
Registration VT-AFC cancelled 13.2.39.

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Feb-2024 07:53 Dr. John Smith Added
28-Feb-2024 07:54 ASN Updated [Narrative]

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