Accident de Havilland DH.60M Moth CF-CFK,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351966
 
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Date:Friday 1 July 1938
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:Brandon Flying Club
Registration: CF-CFK
MSN: DHC.114
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Moosomin, Saskatchewan -   Canada
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Brandon Airport (McGill Field) Brandon, Manitoba (YBR/CYBR)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) when lost control whilst stunt flying over fairground and wrecked in crash at Moosomin, Saskatchewan.
Moosomin is a town in southern Saskatchewan founded in 1882. It is 20 kilometres west of the provincial boundary between Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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=WyJjZi1jZmsiXQ==
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pCan1.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moosomin,_Saskatchewan

History of this aircraft

c/no. DHC.114 DH.60M Moth [Gipsy I]: taken on charge by RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) as '164' 22.4.30. To 12 (AC) Squadron, RCAF (by 1934). Struck off charge 26.3.38. Civil registered as CF-CFK [C of R 2214/A180] 5.4.38 to Dept of Transportation; operated by Brandon Flying Club, Brandon, Manitoba.
Registration CF-CFK cancelled 30.7.38.

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Feb-2024 17:48 Dr. John Smith Added
24-Feb-2024 18:06 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]

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