Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth RCAF 76,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163417
 
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Date:Friday 31 May 1929
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:Camp Borden Training School RCAF
Registration: RCAF 76
MSN: 725
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Camp Borden, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Camp Borden, Ontario
Destination airport:Camp Borden, Ontario
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no 725: DH.60M Moth [Gipsy I] sold to Canadian Govt without C of A; arrived at DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis 18.2.29. Taken on charge by the Royal Canadian Air Force at Camp Borden as '76' on 28.2.29.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Camp Borden, Ontario 31.5.29 whilst on a training mission. Both crew members survived, although injured. Struck off charge 17.7.29.

Sources:

1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_51_100_detailed.html
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-camp-borden
3. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p007.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Borden#History

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2014 00:28 Dr. John Smith Added
31-Aug-2017 14:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
21-Oct-2018 11:03 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
16-Aug-2020 21:07 T.T.Taylor Updated [Operator, Operator]
17-Dec-2023 09:42 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative, Category]

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