Incident de Havilland DH.84M Dragon I S-22,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182994
 
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Date:Wednesday 9 August 1939
Time:day
Type:de Havilland DH.84M Dragon I
Owner/operator:Haerens Flyvertropper (Danish Army)
Registration: S-22
MSN: 6061
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bringe, near Værløse AB, Værløse, Furesø Municipality, -   Denmark
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Værløse AB, Hovedstaden, Denmark (EKVL)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
c/no.6061 (Gipsy Major #5377/5410): To Haerens Flyvertropper (Danish Army) as S-22 with C of A 4177 issued 12.2.34. Delivered 24.3.34 [with seven Danish AF Tiger Moths].

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when the airplane departed Værløse on a local exercice, carrying two pilots and four observers. Crashed following engine failure on take-off at Bringe, near Vaerlose Air Base, Værløse, Furesø Municipality, Denmark 9.8.39; PIlot, Flight Leuitenant A.H. Axelsen and 5 crew injured.

Sources:

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p060.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh84m-dragon-i-vaerlose-afb
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A6rl%C3%B8se_Air_Base#World_War_II

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jan-2016 14:24 JINX Added
06-Jan-2016 17:27 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category]
24-Oct-2022 23:35 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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