ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203177
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| Date: | Sunday 9 December 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major |
| Owner/operator: | Midland Aero Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACOH |
| MSN: | 5071 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Castle Bromwich Aerodrome, Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire |
| Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire |
c/no 5071: DH 60GIII Moth Major registered as G-ACOH [C of R 4897] 29.3.34 to The Midland Aero Club Ltd, Castle Bromwich Aerodrome, Staffordshire. C of A 4259 issued 14.4.34; delivered 19.4.34.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9.12.34 when collided with 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron RAF Hawker Hart K3887 on approach to Castle Bromwich Aerodrome, Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire; pilot of Moth G-ACOH Frank Smith [member of Midland Aero Club] killed, along with the two crew of the Hawker Hart. Registration G-ACOH cancelled 12.34 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ac/g-ac-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFjb2giXQ==
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACOH.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p050.html
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-major-iii-castle-bromwich-1-killed
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bromwich_Aerodrome#Creation_to_1937
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2017 01:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2018 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2023 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Other fatalities, Narrative]] |
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