ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18747
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 18-MAR-1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Operator: | Scottish Airways |
| Registration: | G-AFEY |
| C/n / msn: | 6402 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wideford, near Kirkwall, Orkney -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Renfrew Airport, Glasgow |
| Kirkwall, Orkney |
c/no. 6402: Registered G-AFEY [CofR 8342] 7.3.38 to Scottish Airways Ltd, Renfrew. CofA 6225 issued 11.4.38; delivered 15.4.38. Crashed Wideford, Orkney 18.3.40 and registration cancelled same day
Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AFEY.pdf
http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Mar40.html
http://www.baaa-acro.com/archives/1940-JAN-JUN.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Dec-2011 18:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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