ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30693
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BD143 |
| MSN: | 6344 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Breaston Farm, near Glengall Hospital, Dalmellington, Ayrshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hendon, Middlesex |
First registered G-AEPE [C of R 7447] 27.11.36 to Personal Airways Ltd, Croydon; named "Windermere", later "The Luxembourg Listener". G-AEPE 'Luxembourg Listener' of Personal Airways carried requested 78 rpm records from London to Radio Luxembourg. C of A 5718 issued 24.2.37. Re-registered [C of R 8001] 17.7.37 to Olley Air Service Ltd, Croydon; (name retained & used for charter flights for Radio Luxembourg).
Operated by 'C' Flight 24 Squadron, RAF Hendon 4.10.39; returned to Olley/NAC at Weston-super-Mare 10.2.40. Back to 24 Squadron, 27.2.40. Re-registered 12.7.40 to Scottish Airways Ltd, Speke, Liverpool
Registration cancelled 24.7.40 as "sold". Impressed into RAF as BD143 28.7.40 but retained by 24 Squadron.
Badly damaged in forced landing with engine failure at Breaston Farm, near Glengall Hospital, Dalmellington, Ayrshire 20.4.42. En route, an engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. While approaching a field located in Breston Farm, near Dalmellington, the aircraft hit the ground so violently that the tail was sheared off. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair while all eight occupants (pilot and seven passengers) escaped slightly injured. Written off as "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck Off Charge as Cat.E(FA) 30.4.42.
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AEPE.pdf
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-near-dalmellington
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
5. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=79
6. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Olley%20Air%20Service.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2010 23:19 | John Baker | Updated |
| 31-Dec-2011 10:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 31-Dec-2011 12:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 06:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2018 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2018 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Feb-2019 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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