ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222002
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9553 |
| MSN: | 6481 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Hendon, Middlesex |
C/no 6481: Taken on charge by RAF as R9553 under Contract 20916/39 at 12 MU 3.5.40. (2 x Gipsy Six engines #60072/60077) To 18 MU RAF Dumfries 12.8.40. To HQ Ferry Pilots Pool, White Waltham 27.3.41. To 27 MU 9.4.41. To 10 Ferry Pilots Pool, RAF Lossiemouth 17.4.41. To 9 MU RAF Cosford 23.12.41. To Ferry Training Unit, Honeybourne [by 31.12.41]. To 24 Squadron, RAF Hendon 17.5.42.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when overturned on take-off after engine failure, RAF Rednal, Shropshire 27.4.43. Struck off charge as Cat.E(FA) 13.5.43.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980 page 58)
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
3. 24 Squadron, RAF Operations Record Book (Air Ministry Form 540): http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8409834
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2019 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2019 16:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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