ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153455
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 February 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-AIB |
| MSN: | 2026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cape Town -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
Registered G-AAXV [C of R 2555] 6.30 to Leon C [Charles] Desoutter, Stag Lane. (Fitted with Gipsy III #3024). C of A 2634 issued 5.7.30. Registered [C of R 3287] 7.31 to (unknown party). Registered [C of R 3326] 7.31 to The Parker Pen Co Ltd, Heston (later Croydon) and operated jointly with their advertising agents First International Agency with “Parker Duofold” logos. Flown by AS d'Ydewalle on 30,000 mile European tour 8.31-10.31. Registered [C of R 6715] 8.2.36 to Christopher M Charlewood Turner, Lympne. Flown by Turner to Cape Town, departing Croydon 25.5.36.
Registration cancelled 3.37 as sold. Registered in South Africa as ZS-AIB 24.10.36. Crashed 20.2.40 in Cape Town, South Africa
Sources:
1. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH80A_Puss_Moth.html
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAXV.pdf
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
7. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Feb40.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2013 18:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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