ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163263
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| Date: | Thursday 25 July 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club |
| Registration: | CF-CEB |
| MSN: | 486 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles NW of Calgary, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Calgary, Alberta |
DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II] sold to Canadian Ministry of Defence with C of A 1321 issued 2.3.28. Taken on charge by Royal Canadian Air Force as G-CYYR 5.6.28. Rebuilt as DH.60M (c/no 1344) and fitted with Cirrus III engine in November 1929. Re-registered as CF-CEB [C of R 1445] 17.8.34 to Dept of National Defence for use by Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club, Edmonton.
Written off 25.7.35: The crew was taking part to an airshow in Calgary, and while performing manoeuvre at low height, pilot lost control of the aircraft which crashed in a field, some three miles northwest of Calgary Airport. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. Registration cancelled as "lapsed" 27.5.36
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
2. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/83-register-canada-cf-b
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/Civil_prewar_2.htm
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-calgary
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2014 23:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Aug-2017 20:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2020 21:02 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Oct-2023 16:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source]] |
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