ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121194
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| Date: | 04-SEP-1927 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60X Moth (Seaplane) |
| Owner/operator: | Maurice G.W. Burton |
| Registration: | G-EBRH |
| C/n / msn: | 404 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Copenhagen-Kastrup, Hovedstaden, near North Rose Lighthouse -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rochester-on-Medway, Kent |
| Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark |
DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II] [with Short-built metal floats]: registered as G-EBRH [C of R 1382] 18.5.27 to Maurice G.W.Burton, Southampton. C of A 1182 issued 21.7.27 after flight tests on the Medway at Rochester, Kent. G-EBRH was the first privately owned light seaplane in England; based in The Solent.
Written off when overturned on landing at the Danish Naval Flying Base, Kastrup, near North Rose Lighthouse 4.9.27, en route to the International Aero Show at Copenhagen; pilot M.G.W.Burton and co-pilot J. Lankester Parker both unhurt. Registration cancelled 9.1.29 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBRH.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/82-register-gb-g-eb
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1927/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60-moth-in-copenhagen/]
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2011 15:15 | Johnny Johnny | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 14:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2014 22:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 19:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
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