ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71635
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| Date: | Thursday 8 December 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Finnish Air Force |
| Registration: | MO-99 |
| MSN: | VL-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Alahärmä, Southern Ostrobothnia -
 Finland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kauhava Airfield, Kauhava, Finland (EFKA) |
| Kauhava Airfield, Kauhava, Finland (EFKA) |
A licence was granted to Valtion Lentokonetehdas [State Aircraft Factory] in March 1928 for the production of DH.60Xs for the Finnish Air Force. Ten Cirrus II Moths were built in 1929, followed by eleven Cirrus Hermes II Moths in 1930. The latter were known as Harka-Moth [Bull Moth]. MO-99 was the fourth Finnish-built Moth, with a Cirrus Hermes II engine
Written off 2.12.32 when spun in near Alahärmä, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. Of the two persons on board, the pilot survived, but the mechanic was killed when the aircraft crashed in a wooded area.
Alahärmä is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region
Sources:
1. Finnish aviation accident database
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. http://wpalette.com/en/pictures/9653
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alah%C3%A4rm%C3%A4
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2010 07:09 | slowkid | Added |
| 12-Feb-2014 15:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2017 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source] |
| 27-Aug-2017 17:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 22-Nov-2023 15:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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