ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204438
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| Date: | 23-JAN-1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Miss Emma Bettina Elizabeth Amy (Betty) Malcolm |
| Registration: | G-ADUL |
| C/n / msn: | 7072 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | El Altet Aerodrome, Alicante, Valencian Community -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Altet Aerodrome, Alicante, Spain |
Built by De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Initially sold to Germany, and German registration D-EGYV allocated. Possibly, not taken up, as registration G-ADUL allocated (C of R 6352) on 10.10.35 to Airwork Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. C of A 4414 allocated October 1935. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 6488) on 12.11.35 to Betty Malcolm, London W.1 (aircraft based at Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23.1.36 when crashed into a hangar on take-off, La Rablassa Aerodrome, Alicante, Valencian Community, Region of Murcia, Spain. Pilot/owner Miss Emma Bettina Elizabeth Amy (Betty) Malcolm (aged 22) killed. Registration G-ADUL cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.12.36 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADUL.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p070.html
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
6. http://www.elche.me/imagen/betty-malcom-aviadora-muerta-en-accidente-de-aviacion-en-elche-1936
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2018 00:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 12:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2018 18:44 | jamago | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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