ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25313
Last updated: 9 January 2022
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| Date: | 06-MAY-1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | The Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-EBSN |
| MSN: | 418 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Filton, Bristol (EGTG/FZO) |
| Filton, Bristol (EGTG/FZO) |
DH.60X [Cirrus II] Moth: registered as G-EBSN [C of R 1428] 23.7.27 to The Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club Ltd, Filton. C of A 1171 issued 26.7.27.
Stalled at 300 feet and crashed/destroyed by fire - aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion - shortly after take-off from Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 6.5.28; instructor Flying Officer Richard Eric Hopper, RAFVR (aged 21) and student pilot Donald Vaughan Tanner (aged 26) were both killed. Registration cancelled 4.7.28 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft".
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBSN.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576585
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-bristol-2-killed
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
8. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/82-register-gb-g-eb
9. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17344-RAF-fatalities-1928
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 15:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2013 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2018 14:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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