Aircraft Photo of G-AAHS | De Havilland D.H. 60G Gipsy Moth

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-AAHS
Other Marks:	H5
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth
Aircraft Version:	De Havilland D.H. 60G Gipsy Moth
C/n (msn):	1011

Location
City / Airport:	Amsterdam - SchipholMap
Country:	Netherlands
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EHAM IATA: AMS Local: - Other: -
Event:	Challenge International de Tourisme 1929

Photo Date:	12 August 1929
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	764801

Photo Comment
Hubert Broad in this DH.60 did well in the 6000-km rally of the 1929 Challenge. He was the second to arrive in Amsterdam on 12 August, and the first in Brussels next morning. The pilots were not allowed to finish in Paris until the 14th. Broad ended third in the rally and second in the final classification. Event code H5 worn in low contrast on the nose. G-AAHS sold to Argentina in 1930. R155, LV-OAA. Destroyed by fire in November 1937. Photo from: Noord-Hollands Archief This photo was added on 4 January 2025, and has since been viewed 85 times.

Photo Comment

Hubert Broad in this DH.60 did well in the 6000-km rally of the 1929 Challenge. He was the second to arrive in Amsterdam on 12 August, and the first in Brussels next morning. The pilots were not allowed to finish in Paris until the 14th. Broad ended third in the rally and second in the final classification. Event code H5 worn in low contrast on the nose. G-AAHS sold to Argentina in 1930. R155, LV-OAA. Destroyed by fire in November 1937. Photo from: Noord-Hollands Archief

This photo was added on 4 January 2025, and has since been viewed 85 times.

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