ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292981
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| Date: | Friday 19 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | ZS-AFX |
| MSN: | 7106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, 54 miles south of Mossel Bay, Western Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Capetown, South Africa |
c/no, 7106: Registration G-ADHD [C of R 5808] reserved May 1935 but not taken up. Supplied to DH South Africa without engine or C of A. To ZS-AFX: Registered 12.9.35. Impressed into military service as 'SAAF 1410', in mid-1940. To 61 Squadron, SAAF by 8,40.
Written off (destroyed) when ditched in sea 54 miles south of Mossel Bay, Western Cape 19.12.41 after running out of fuel
Sources:
1. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH85_Leopard_Moth.html
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADHD.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/Query.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p071.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossel_Bay
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 14:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2022 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Oct-2022 01:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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