ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121161
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| Date: | Saturday 11 June 1927 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford |
| Registration: | G-EBLR |
| MSN: | 184 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hale, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Woodford, Cheshire (ECGD) |
| Woodford, Cheshire (EGCD) |
c/no. 184 DH.60 [Cirrus I]: registered G-EBLR [C of R 1176] 22.6.25 to Light Planes (Lancashire) Ltd, t/a Lancashire Aero Club, Woodford. C of A 880 issued 13.8.25. Reported as delivered to Woodford 21.7.25 by Alan Cobham. (Although De Havilland company records give the delivery date as 30.7.25 - nine days later)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when force landed at Hale, Cheshire 11.6.27: Crew was performing a training flight and left Woodford Airport. In flight, the engine failed, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing. Aircraft hit an iron fence and came to rest. While both occupants were injured, aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Registration G-EBLR cancelled 9.11.27 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH_60.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EBLR.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-moth-hale
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p001.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale,_Greater_Manchester
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2011 04:32 | Johnny Johnny | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 14:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2017 21:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2022 19:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 21-Sep-2023 15:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source, Category]] |
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