ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163320
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 September 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | J9104 |
| MSN: | 511 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex |
| RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 511: DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II] taken on charge by RAF as J9104. Delivered by DeHavilland to RAF Henlow 21.1.28. Delivered in June 1928 from Home Aircraft Depot to "C" Flight, 24 Squadron, RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex
Written off (destroyed) when overturned following heavy landing at RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex 4.9.28; The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Northolt. Upon landing, the airplane overturned and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. Both crew survived: while the instructor escaped uninjured, the student pilot was severely burned. Pilot Squadron Leader S N Cole uninjured, but passenger LAC (Leading Aircraftsman) Dunlop badly burned.
Sources:
1. J Serials and WWI Survivors (James J Halley, Air Britain 1988)
2. 24 Squadron RAF ORB for the period 1.4.1926 to 31.12.1939: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/292: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2502927
3. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-northolt
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Northolt#Construction
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2014 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Jan-2014 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Aug-2017 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Dec-2023 18:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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