Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth CF-OAO,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351926
 
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Date:Monday 31 August 1942
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:Ontario Provincial Air Service
Registration: CF-OAO
MSN: DHC.134
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:White Otter Lake, Kenora District, near Hillsboro, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: Take off
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:White Otter Lake, Kenora District, near Hillsboro, Ontario, Canada
Destination airport:Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no. DHC.134 DH.60M Moth [Gipsy I] Rebuild of CF-OAG (c/no DHC.121) and re-registered CF-OAO 3.5.35 to Ontario Provincial Air Service, Sault Sainte Marie.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and crashed on take-off from White Otter Lake, near Hillsboro, Ontario 31.8.42. White Otter Lake is a lake in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

History of DHC.121, which CF-OAO was built from:
DHC.121 DH.60M [Gipsy I] Seaplane registered CF-OAG [C of R 842] 1.5.30 to Ontario Provincial Air Service, Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario. Fitted with Gipsy II 4.32. Badly damaged in forced landing with engine failure en-route Pinei Lake to White River, Ontario 21.7.34. Registration CF-OAG cancelled 14.8.34. Parts used in the
construction of DHC.134, CF-OAO.

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/cf-bn-tc?highlight=WyJjZi1vYW8iXQ==
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Otter_Lake

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Feb-2024 03:07 Dr. John Smith Added

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