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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Duxford: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-EBPS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Duxford – Stag Lane
MSN:
360
YOM:
1927
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Duxford Airport, while climbing, the aircraft crashed in a field. The pilot Edward Cayley was killed and the passenger (owner of the aircraft) Philip Aubrey Wills was seriously injured.