ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352270
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Johannesburg Light Plane Club |
| Registration: | ZS-ABH |
| MSN: | 1107 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baragwanath Aerodrome (Sylerfontein Airport), Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baragwanath Aerodrome (Sylerfontein Airport), Gauteng, South Africa (FASY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 1107 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I #559] to Major Allister Miller (of Union Airways), South Africa with C of A 2092 issued 5.7.29. Registered ZS-ABH [C of R 36] 7.8.29 to Union Airways [Pty] Ltd, Cape Town. Re-registered in 1931 to Miss MZ Reynolds. Re-registered later in 1931 to Durban Light Plane Club Ltd. Re-registered to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath. Impressed as SAAF as '1489' in 1940. To instructional airframe at 69 AS.
Possibly restored post-war as ZS-ABH, since reported as crashed 22.6.47 at Baragwanath Aerodrome (Sylerfontein Airport), Gauteng, South Africa. Registration ZS-ABH cancelled 27.6.47.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-1.html
3. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH60_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-south-africa-register/g-ua-zs?highlight=WyJ6cy1hYmgiXQ==
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p011.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1982.pdf
8. https://metar-taf.com/airport/FASY-baragwanath-aerodrome
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2024 17:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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