ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28478
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 12-FEB-1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | G-ACYM |
| C/n / msn: | 6269 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Moyenneville, near Pas-de-Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Moyenneville, Pas-de-Calais, France |
c/no.6269: Registered G-ACYM [CofR 5368] 10.1.35 to Olley Air Service Ltd, Croydon. CofA 4649 issued 6.3.35; delivered 4.3.35. Cancelled 20.3.39 and registered 6.4.39 to Great Western & Southern Air Lines Ltd, Shoreham (later Speke); named "Vanguard".
Operated by 'C' Flight 24 Squadron, Hendon 17.9.39. Damaged tail in forced landing in snowstorm at Moyenneville, France 12.2.40; not repaired, and later destroyed by fire in evacuation from France 4.5.40. Registration formally cancelled 17.6.40 as sold. Impressed into RAF service as X9320 from 31.3.40 [but serial not applied]. Struck off charge by RAF 4.4.40
Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACYM.pdf
http://aerobernie.ae.funpic.de/Olley%20Air%20Service.html
http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Feb40.html
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_G-A6.htm
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=22844
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Dec-2011 15:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 11:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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