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| Date: | Tuesday 31 July 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACEE |
| MSN: | 4065 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Riverside Park, Dundee, Angus, Forfarshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Riverside Park, Dundee, Angus, Forfarshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First Registered as G-ACEE [C of R 4204] 12.4.33 to The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd, Heston Aerdrome, Heston, Middlesex (aircraft based at Turnhouse Airfield, Edinburgh, Lothian). C of A 3889 issued 6.5.33.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into trees on take-off Riverside Park, Dundee, Angus, Forfarshire 31.7.34. Of the three persons on board, two were killed; Stewart Menzies Campbell (passenger, aged 30) died 1.8.34 (next day) of injuries sustained; Nan Craighead (passenger, aged 16) was also killed. The pilot, John Annesley Hankins was seriously injured
Registration cancelled 2.12.34 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACEE.pdf
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
6. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576749
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20170712190531/http://www.baaa-acro.com/1934/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-83-fox-moth-in-dundee-2-killed/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2013 12:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Dec-2017 18:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 18:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2020 12:33 | Sergey L. | Updated [Narrative] |
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