Puss Moth G-ABDH, owned by Brian Lewis and Company and piloted by Bruce Bossom, son of politician Alfred Bossom, encountered thundery weather and turbulence en route from Heston to Hamble. The plane broke up in mid air and crashed near Hindhead, killing all three occupants. On 18 September 1932, Puss Moth VH-UPM of New England Airways crashed at Byron Bay, New South Wales, while travelling from Sydney to Brisbane. Three people were killed, including World War I fighter ace Les Holden (travelling as a passenger). On 20 July 1936 a Puss Moth crashed on takeoff at La Marina Boca do Inferno near Cascaes in Portugal killing General Jose Sanjurjo Sacanell who was travelling to Spain to assume command of the Nationalists in the civil war. The pilot, Spanish playboy and aviator Juan Antonio Ansaldo, survived the crash. On 19 January 1937, Puss Moth VH-UPQ of North Queensland Airways crashed into the sea on approach to Cairns, Queensland, en route from Cooktown. One person was killed and two badly injured. On 27 August 1941, an Air Lines of Australia Puss Moth crashed in the Coen River near Coen, Queensland, while flying from Thursday Island to Cairns. Three people were killed, including former Australian senator Charles Hardy. Variants de Havilland DH.80 : Prototype, 120 hp (89 kW) Gipsy III engine. de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth : Two- or three-seat light aircraft, mostly with 130 hp (97 kW) Gipsy Major engine. Operators Air Lines of Australia Marshalls Airways New England Airways North Queensland Airways Force Publique Royal Canadian Air Force Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia Luftwaffe (small numbers) Air India Iraqi Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 42 Squadron RNZAF South African Air Force Union Airways LAPE Spanish Air Force Aberdeen Airways Air Commerce Air Taxis Birkett Air Service British Air Navigation East Anglian Flying Services Hillman's Airways Royal Air Force No. 510 Squadron RAF Royal Navy 1 aircraft impressed United States Navy One used by the United States Embassy in London. Aeroput Specifications (DH.80) See also References Notes Bibliography Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft, 1919–1972: Volume II. London: Putnam (Conway Maritime Press), 1988. Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 (Volume 2). London: Putnam, 1974. . Ketley, Barry and Mark Rolfe. Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935–1945: Luftwaffe Training Units and their Aircraft. Aldershot, UK: Hikoki Publications, 1996. . Seth, Pran Nath and Sushma Seth Bhat An Introduction to Travel