ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314906
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| Date: | Friday 12 June 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Sichuan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yangtze River, Sichuan -
 China
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sichuan, China |
DH.60 Moth, Sichuan Air Force: Written off (destroyed) 12.6.31: Because of an injury he had previously sustained, the pilot's leg muscle strength was impaired, as a result of which he lost control of the plane's rudder. The de Havilland Moth went down into the Yangtze River, killing one of the two occupants.
Sources:
1. Andersson, L. 2023. The Sichuan Air Force in China 1929-1937. Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden: Lennart Andersson and Z-förlaget. 57 pp.
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2023 10:08 | RDV | Added |
| 29-Nov-2023 20:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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