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| Date: | Monday 7 July 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Camp Borden Training School RCAF |
| Registration: | 83 |
| MSN: | 737 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RCAF Camp Borden, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Camp Borden, ON |
| RCAF Camp Borden, ON | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 737: DH.60M [Gipsy I] sold to Canadian Government without C of A; arrived at DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis 8.3.29; fitted with Cirrus III engine. Taken on charge by Royal Canadian Air Force at Camp Borden, Ontario as 83 16.4.29.
Written off (Category 'A' accident) 7.7.30; Shortly after takeoff from RCAF Camp Borden, while climbing, the aircraft collided with a Curtiss-Reid Rambler of the RCAF registered 146. While the Moth crashed and its pilot G. D. Pooler was killed, the fate of the second aircraft remains unknown. Struck off charge 26.9.30
Sources:
1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_51_100_detailed.html
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_101_150_detailed.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-camp-borden-1-killed
4. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p007.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Borden#History
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2014 00:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Aug-2017 16:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2019 16:58 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Aug-2020 21:09 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2023 17:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Jun-2024 06:33 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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