ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16404
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Widerøes Flyveselskap |
| Registration: | LN-ABU |
| MSN: | 141 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Sandnes, Rogaland -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Stavanger, Norway |
A licence was granted to Haerens Flyvemaskinfabrik [Norwegian Army Aircraft Factory] in late 1930 to build ten DH.60Ms at Kjeller, near Lillestrom. They were known as Standard Moths, were fitted with Gipsy Is and had c/nos in the range 137 - 146. C/no. 141 with the fifth to be built. To Royal Norwegian Air Force as '115' [prior to 1.8.31]. Sold 15.4.34 to Widerøes Flyveselskap A/s Oslo. Registered as LN-ABU [C of R 14] 24.4.34 to Wideroes Flyveselskap A/S, Oslo. Converted to seaplane 24.5.34 [C of A issued 26.5.34].
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1.8.35 when spun in off steep turn during aerobatic show and crashed in sea just off Sandnes, Rogaland; two injured.
Registration LN-ABU cancelled 17.9.35.
Sandnes is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway.
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Sources:
1. Norwegian Civil Aircraft since 1919 / K. Hagby, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 2 7)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNor.html
3. https://digitaltmuseum.no/021015695845/sjoflyhavn-ingierstrand-ett-fly-de-havilland-dh-60-moth-ln-abu-fra-wideroe [Norwegian text]
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-sandnes
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandnes
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2008 13:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Dec-2011 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2016 15:07 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2017 12:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2017 12:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2017 19:27 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2017 19:31 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2023 16:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator]] |
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