ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25923
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| Date: | 15-DEC-1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Operator: | Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AGLN |
| C/n / msn: | 6795 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 20 miles from Abadan, Khuzestan Province -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Masjid-i-Suleiman, Iran |
| Abadan, Iran |
c/no.6795: Built for RAF as NR696, but diverted to civil use and delivered 27.9.44 to Airwork Ltd. (Presumed Struck off charge by RAF 1.1.47 at post-war census). Registered G-AGLN (CofR 9544) 2.10.44 to Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd, Abadan (registered with fuselage number "BCL 89446" instead of constructors number). CofA 7106 issued 1.12.44.
Shipped to Basra via Birkenhead on s.s 'Registan' 27.12.44; arrived 20.1.45. Crashed 20 milels from Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran 15.12.46, en route Masjid-i-Suleiman to Abadan; 3 killed.
Registration cancelled 2.1.47 as "pwfu" ("Presumed Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AGLN.pdf
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p067.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 30-Dec-2011 21:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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