ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25297
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| Date: | Saturday 3 July 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ADFI |
| MSN: | 6100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thurso Airfield, Thurso, Highlands, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Thurso Airfield, Thurso, Highlands, Scotland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 6100 (Gipsy Major #5944/5945): DH.84 registered as G-ADFI [C of R 5731] 5.9.35 to Aberdeen Airways Ltd, Dyce; named "The Silver Ghost". C of A 5058 issued 4.9.35; delivered 14.10.35. Name changed 13.2.37 to Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) Ltd.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off and completely destroyed by fire at Thurso Aerodrome, Caithness 3.7.37. Registration G-ADFI cancelled 22.1.38 as crashed.
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADFI.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p061.html
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
4. http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-128-585-C
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
7. https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-thurso-890.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Airways
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2017 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2017 17:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-Jan-2018 15:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2022 16:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 31-Oct-2022 16:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category]] |
| 01-Nov-2022 02:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category]]] |
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