ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63234
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 24-AUG-1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89B Dominie |
| Operator: | Societe Generale d'Affretements Aeriens |
| Registration: | F-OBHI |
| C/n / msn: | 6408 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fort Flatters, Sahara Desert -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fort Flatters, Sahara Desert |
c/no.6408: Registered G-AFEZ [CofR 8343] 31.5.38 to Wrightways Ltd, Croydon. CofA 6296 issued 21.6.38. Registration cancelled 14.4.40 as sold.
Impressed into Royal Navy as X9451 on 14.4.40. Registration G-AFEZ restored 7.9.40 to Isle of Man Air Services Ltd, Speke. Re-registered 1.2.47 to British European Airways Corporation; named "RMA Lord Shaftesbury" in January 1952. Re-registered 7.6.56 to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth. Converted to Dragon Rapide Mk.4.
Registration cancelled 2.11.56 as sold to French Laos; delivered ex Portsmouth 15.11.56. Inspected at Toussus-le-Noble on 6.12.56. Registered F-LAAL on 21.1.57 to Societe Laos Air-Service, Vientiane, Laos [but possibly not delivered].
To Algeria 31.1.58 and regd F-OBHI 14.3.58 (CofA 9.7.58) to Societe Generale d'Affretements Aeriens [SGAA/Air Fret], Algiers.
Crashed on landing at Fort Flatters, Sahara Desert, Algeria on 24.8.60. Registration cancelled 30.12.66 as destroyed
Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AFEZ.pdf
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Europe/G-AFEZ.html
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1115785/
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_G-A10.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/home/laoslist/ACReg/ACNos.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 02-Jan-2012 09:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2012 09:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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