ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163308
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| Date: | Monday 10 June 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | G-CYYN |
| MSN: | 493 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Lawrence River, near Montreal, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St. Lawrence River, near Montreal, Quebec |
c/no. 493: DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II #293]. Delivered to Canadian Ministry of Defence with C of A 1352 issued 4.4.28. Taken on charge by Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as G-CYYN 7.7.28.
Crashed 10.6.29 in the St. Lawrence River, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. According to a contemporary newspaper report (The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld.) Thursday 27 June 1929 Page 47
"Seaplane Crashes.
MONTREAL, June 20.
CAPTAIN J. C. JERVIS, the elder son of Lord St. Vincent, and a former aide-de-camp to Viscount Willingdon.
Governor-General of Canada, and Pilot C. S. Caldwell, were instantly killed when a seaplane crashed into
the St. Lawrence River".
Struck off charge 16.8.29.
Sources:
1. The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld.) Thursday 27 June 1929 Page 47: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22863388
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_xa_zz.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C1.html
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_River#Geography
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2014 19:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Aug-2017 14:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 22-Jan-2018 19:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2022 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 30-Oct-2023 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]] |
| 26-Mar-2024 06:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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