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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-60 Moth
    Latest Model:DH-60M Metal Moth
    Construction Number:0506
    Last Civil Registration:N1510V
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-60M cn 0506 cr N151...
    Latest Owner or Location:Deanda Jerrold, Ventura, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    1928

    Constructed as a DH-60X.
    Dehavilland GIPSY MOTH DH.60X 506

    11 May 1928

    To Ontario Provincial Air Service with new c/r G-CAPA.

    1930

    Remanufactured as a DH-60M.
    New construction number, 1348, assigned to the airframe.

    9 June 1948

    To Halls Air Service Ltd, Val dOr, QC keeping c/r G-CAPA.

    21 October 1955

    To Warner Bros Inc, Burbank, California F keeping c/r G-CAPA.

    For use as camera ship and in film The Spirit of St Louis.

    1963

    To Harlan A Bud Gurney, Woodland Hills, CA with new c/r N1510V.

    31 May 1963

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1510V (GIPSY MOTH DH.60G, 506) issued.

    22 March 1984

    To Harlan L. Gurney, Lompoc, CA keeping c/r N1510V.

    28 November 1986

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Santa Paula Airport (SZP) Santa Paula, CA, United States while on appoach. The damage was minor. A Cessna 172 a dehavilland gipsy moth collided at 150 feet AGL while on short final approach to the uncontrolled airport. On base leg the pilot flying the moth failed to observe yield the right of way to the Cessna which was already established onthe final approach course. The moths pilot turned on to final approach slightly in front of above the Cessna. Between 5-10 sec...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 October 1997

    To Harlan L. Gurney, Lompoc, CA keeping c/r N1510V.

    11 February 2004

    To David A. Watson, Santa Paula, CA keeping c/r N1510V.

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: G-CAPA
    In Ontario Provincial Air Service colours.

    23 August 2014


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At the Camarillo Airshow, California

    14 February 2016

    To David A. Watson, Santa Paula, CA keeping c/r N1510V.

    29 October 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N1510V.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Santa Paula, CA.

    26 February 2020

    To David A. Watson Trustee, Santa Paula, CA keeping c/r N1510V.

    16 December 2023

    To Deanda Jerrold, Ventura, CA keeping c/r N1510V.


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