ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163118
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| Date: | Friday 2 August 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Homi D. Bharucha |
| Registration: | G-EBMV |
| MSN: | 235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey |
DH.60 [Cirrus I] registered as G-EBMV [C of R 1216] 11.12.25 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex and operated by DH School of Flying. C of A 978 issued 9.4.26. Re-registered [C of R 142x] 11.7.27 to Mrs Sophie M Elliott-Lynn, Stag Lane, Edgware (Elliott-Lynn became Lady Heath 11.10.27). Re-registered [C of R 1519] 12.11.27 to Art G Fowler, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex.
Re-registered [C of R 1881] 14.2.29 to Capt. Henry Duncan Davis, and operated by Brooklands School of Flying, Brooklands, West Byfleet, Surrey (Davis was Managing Director of the Brooklands School of Flying). Sold circa 30.4.29 and re-registered [C of R 1978] 14.5.29 to Homi D Bharucha, Brooklands, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey, and probably still used by School on occasions.
Written off (damaged beyond economical repair) when crashed on take-off from Brooklands shortly after C of A renewal on 2.8.29. Pilot and owner Homi D. Bharucha was injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Registration G-EBMV cancelled 31.8.29 as destroyed.
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBMV.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/82-register-gb-g-eb
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-moth-brooklands
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p002.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklands#Inter-war_years_2
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2014 00:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Jan-2014 10:19 | TB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2014 10:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-Feb-2014 03:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2017 21:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2018 20:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2023 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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