Accident de Havilland DH.60G III Moth Major R-266,
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Date:Tuesday 30 October 1934
Time:c. 12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G III Moth Major
Owner/operator:David B. Millaise
Registration: R-266
MSN: 5060
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:La Elvira, BA -   Argentina
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cañada de Goméz (Santa Fe)
Destination airport:San Fernando
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed from an altitude of 300 metres, while trying to make an emergency landing. Charles F. Bell and David B. Millaise were killed. As "Moth Major...140 H.P....bi-plaza..256" per contemporary press report.

Sources:

El Orden 31 October 1934, p2
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/16899/

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
24 December 1952 LV-FBN Alonso Rodolfo Valentino General Pacheco, BA unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jul-2017 15:14 TB Added
25-Aug-2017 12:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
07-Jul-2023 04:51 gwydd Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]]
12-Dec-2023 20:02 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
12-Dec-2023 20:02 TB Updated [Narrative]
12-Dec-2023 20:07 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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