Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth CF-CEJ,
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Date:Wednesday 12 February 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:London Flying Club
Registration: CF-CEJ
MSN: 750
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Port Burwell, Lake Erie, Elgin County, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:London Airport, Lambeth, London, Ontario
Destination airport:
Narrative:
DH.60M Moth CF-CEJ: Written off (destroyed) when crashed in snowstorm at Port Burwell, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada 12.2.36. Aircraft not repaired, Registration CF-CEJ cancelled 2.10.36

Port Burwell is a community on the north shore of Lake Erie, in the Municipality of Bayham in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-bn-tc?highlight=WyJjZi1jZWsiXQ==
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p007.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1981.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Burwell,_Ontario

History of this aircraft

c/no. 750 DH.60M Moth [Gipsy I] to Canadian Government without C of A; arrived Mount Dennis 13.3.29; fitted with Cirrus III during erection. Taken on charge by RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) at Camp Borden, Ontario as '90' 31.3.29 [official date, but probably taken on charge later, since not despatched until 3.4.29]. Sold 28.5.35 and registered as CF-CEJ [C of R 1570] 25.5.35 to Department of National Defense for loan to London Flying Club, London, Ontario.

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Mar-2024 19:51 Dr. John Smith Added

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