ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153537
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| Date: | Sunday 10 April 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | R.H.Manning |
| Registration: | ZS-ACX |
| MSN: | 2208 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in sea near Hood Point off East London -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cape Town, South Africa (CPT/FACT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sold to DH South Africa with C of A 3216 issued 25.9.31. Registered ZS-ACX [C of R 77] 11.11.31 to De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Johannesburg. Registered 1932 to Shell Co of South Africa Ltd, Cape Town; operated by F/O Ernest “Taffy” Drew. Sold 2.36 to R.H. Manning.
Crashed in sea whilst circling the s.s."Gloucester Castle" near Hood Point off East London 10.4.38; passengers Jack Dewar and GJ LeGrange killed, pilot R.A.K. Pohl rescued.
Sources:
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p022.htm
www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_ZS-.htm
http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH80A_Puss_Moth.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 16:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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