ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201213
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| Date: | Monday 1 August 1938 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Genossenschaft Fliergerlager Grenchen |
| Registration: | HB-AFU |
| MSN: | 1380 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Biel-Boezingen airfield (Closed), Canton of Berne -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biel-Boezingen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland |
| Biel-Boezingen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland |
c/no. 1380: DH.60M [Gipsy I]. First registered as G-AAKW [C of R 2112] 10.8.29 to Walter Adamson (as nominee for Leslie L. Irvin of Irving Air Chute Co), Letchworth, Hertfordshire. C of A 2166 issued 10.8.29. Registration G-AAKW cancelled as "sold abroad" 3.35. Re-registered in Germany 3.35 as D-EKIV (second allocation of this registration - see also DH.60 Moth c/no. 1097). German registration D-EKIV cancelled 1.36 as "sold abroad".
Re-registered in the UK as G-AAKW [C of R 6733] 14.2.36 to Airwork Ltd, Heston, Middlesex. C of A renewed 31.7.36. Registration G-AAKW cancelled as "sold" 4.37. Re-registered in Switzerland as HB-AFU [C of R 478] 29.5.37 to Genossenschaft Fliegerlager Grenchen, Grenchen.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Biel, Switzerland 1.8.38 [both pilots Olivier/Cailler killed]. The passenger was invited by the pilot for a flight. They made some low flying exercises overhead at Biel-Boezingen Airfield, Canton of Berne, Switzerland at 150 ft when the aircraft suddenly dived into the ground.
Aircraft destroyed: Registration HB AFU cancelled 4.8.38.
Sources:
1. Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne, 1.8.1938, p16
2. Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne, 2.8.1938, p 9
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-1?highlight=WyJnLWFha3ciXQ==
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
4. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAKW.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_HB-.html
6. https://www.swiss-archives.ch/detail.aspx?ID=5471538
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-biel-2-killed
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2017 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Jul-2018 06:38 | sparrow9 | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2023 07:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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