ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198397
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| Date: | Sunday 2 February 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Leavens Bros Air Service |
| Registration: | CF-ADK |
| MSN: | 791 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Downsview Airfield, North York, Toronto, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Downsview Airfield, North York, Toronto, Ontario (CYZD) |
C/no. 791: DH.60M [Gipsy I] to DeHavilland Canada without C of A; arrived Mount Dennis 29.4.29. Registered CF-ADK [C of R 596] on 13.5.29 to R. Cockeram, Toronto; named "Miss Ruth I". Fitted with Gipsy II engine in April 1931. Re-registered [C of R 1293] 6.6.33 to Prospectors Airways Co Ltd, Haileybury, Ontario. Registration lapsed 3.5.36; renewed 17.6.36. Sold 18.8.37 (but not re-registered) to W.A. Gamble, Rouyn, Quebec.
Re-registered [C of R 2133/C of A 125] 12.11.37 to Speculations Ltd, Rouyn, Quebec. Registration lapsed 12.11.38. Re-registered 11.9.39 to Leavens Bros Air Services, Toronto.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.2.41when crashed on take-off at Downsview Airfield, North York, Toronto, Ontario. Both occupants survived, but were injured.
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-toronto
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-.htmll
4. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-a?highlight=WyJjZi1hZGciXQ==
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Feb41.html
6. http://flightsofhistory.perfectdayfactory.com/outaouais-and-beyond-aviation-history-of-the-region/
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p007.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downsview_Airport#Downsview_Airport
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2017 21:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Aug-2017 21:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2023 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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