ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153499
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| Date: | Thursday 28 March 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Portsmouth Southsea & I.O.W Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ABIY |
| MSN: | 2134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Portsmouth Aerodrome, Portsmouth, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Portsmouth Aerodrome, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Portsmouth Aerodrome, Portsmouth, Hampshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First prize in the London Aeroplane Club Raffle held 17.2.31 (when it was won by Miss R.E. Balfour). Registered G-ABIY [C of R 3027] 26.2.31 to Lionel Maxwell Joachim Balfour, Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex. C of A 2915 issued 28.2.31.
Operated [by 31.7.34] by Balfour's company, Portsmouth Southsea & I.O.W. Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth. Destroyed when crashed at Portsmouth Aerodrome, Portsmouth, Hampshire 28.3.35. Sources differ as to whether the Puss Moth crashed on take off, or on landing. Registration cancelled 31.3.35 as permanently withdrawn from use.
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABIY.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.htmll
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-havilland-dh80-puss-moth-portsmouth
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
5. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
6. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh80.pdf
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15585.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2013 22:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Feb-2013 09:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2017 20:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2017 22:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2020 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2020 20:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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