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Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth near Tukuyu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1934
Operator:
Registration:
G-ACLX
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Cape Town – Amsterdam
MSN:
7036
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a solo flight from Cape Town to Amsterdam. While overflying Tanzania, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located on the Inporoto mountain, near Tukuyu, bursting into flames. The pilot J. J. van der Leeuw was killed.