ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352133
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| Date: | Friday 8 March 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Bombay Flying Club |
| Registration: | VT-ADS |
| MSN: | 3035 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Versova, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) India (VAJJ) |
| Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) India (VAJJ) |
A Bombay Flying Club aircraft spun into sea off Versova, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) 8.3.35; killing Bombay Flying Club pupil Donald LeStrange. This was reported as a being a Fox Moth although no Fox Moth fits the date
Registration VT-ADS cancelled as crashed and written off 26.3.35; this would be a likely candidate for the accident.
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=WyJ2dC1hZXQiXQ==
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/Juhu_Aerodrome#History
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versova,_Mumbai
History of this aircraft
c/no. 3035 DH.60T [Gipsy] to DeHavilland India without engine or C of A and possibly completed as a DH.60M. Registered as VT-ADS [C of R 160] 12.12.32 to Bombay Flying Club Ltd, Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) India
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2024 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Mar-2024 20:21 | ASN | Updated [Narrative] |
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