ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22309
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| Date: | Friday 2 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89a Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 7 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | X9449 |
| MSN: | 6309 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Llanrhaiadr-ym-Mochnant, Denbighshire, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Castle Bromwich. Staffordshire |
c/no.6309: In April 1935, the 60th airframe to be produced, G-ADWZ, was modified and fitted with elongated rear windows, cabin heating, thickened wing tips, and a strengthened airframe to allow for an elevated gross weight of 5,500 lb, G-ADWZ participated in trials at Martlesham Heath, after which the higher gross weight was cleared for service. Trials possibly conducted with aircraft wearing "Class B" registration, as registration G-ADWZ not allocated at the time.
Registered as G-ADWZ [C of R 6466] 8.11.35 to The DeHavilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Hatfield. C of A 5206 issued 9.11.35. Re-registered [C of R 6866] 27.3.36 to Personal Airways Ltd, Croydon.
Attempted acquisition by Spanish Republicans in September 1936 was thwarted. Registrstion G-ADWZ cancelled 2.10.36 as "sold abroad". Re-registered in France as F-APES [C of R 4888] 16.10.36 to Marc Cayre, Paris, but, although delivered to Paris [and certificated at Buc 26.9.36], it was intercepted and obliged to return to England. French registration F-APES cancelled 2.1.37 as “sale cancelled”.
Registration G-ADWZ [C of R 7618] restored 22.1.37, and returned to Personal Airways Ltd, Croydon. Re-registered [C of R 8893] 21.11.38 to North Eastern Airways Ltd, Doncaster [later Croydon]. Registration cancelled 12.4.40 as sold.
Impressed into RAF Service as X9449 10.5.40; to 6 AACU Ringway. To 7 AACU Castle Bromwich 26.7.40.
Written off when force landed, out of fuel, at Llanrhaiadr-ym-Mochnant, Denbighshire, North Wales, 2.8.40. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all three occupants were unhurt. To Air Taxis Manchester, but deemed damaged beyond repair and struck off charge 7.9.40.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Aug40.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADWZ.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
6. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=78
7. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Aug40.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 23:16 | Anon. | Added |
| 14-Dec-2011 18:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2017 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2017 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2017 22:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2019 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 10-Mar-2019 18:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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