Accident de Havilland DH.60 Moth ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204877
 
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Date:Saturday 3 August 1929
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60 Moth
Owner/operator:Saskatoon Flying Club
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Saskatoon Airport, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (YXE/CYXE)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH.60 Moth, Saskatoon Flying Club. Written off (destroyed) 3.8.29: Struck power cable over river while flying low in an evident plan to fly under a bridge. Both persons on board killed

Sources:

1. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 6 June 1942, p3: https://thestarphoenix.newspapers.com/browse/star-phoenix_11761/1942/06/06/
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jan-2018 17:55 TB Added
13-Dec-2023 09:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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