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| Date: | Wednesday 31 July 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 7 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | G-ADAI |
| MSN: | 6287 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Bromwich, Staffordshire |
| RAF Shawbury, Shropshire |
c/no. 6287: Registered G-ADAI [C of R 5484] 30.4.35 to Hillmans Airways Ltd (but not delivered). Re-registered [C of R 5868] 10.5.35 to British Continental Airways Ltd, Croydon; named "St Andrew". C of A 4828 issued 20.6.35; delivered 23.6.35. Taken over by British Airways Ltd 1.8.36; registered [C of R 7684] 17.2.37 to them. Registered [C of R 8091] 28.8.37 to Airwork Ltd, Heston and operated by Martin Navigation Ltd/6 CANS Shoreham (later Staverton); renamed 6 AONS 30.11.39. Registration cancelled 15.7.40 by Secretary of State, Air Ministry.
Impressed into RAF service as Z7262 (but serial not used); retained on charge by 6 AONS. To RAF Ringway Station Flight 1.7.40. Transferred to 7 AACU, RAF Castle Bromwich 26.7.40.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) crashed on landing at RAF Shawbury, Shropshire, 31.7.40. Struck off charge 2.12.40.
Sources:
1. 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit Operational Record Book (Record of Events for the period 26 March 1940 to 1 December 1943): Natiomal Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/48/1 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7159132
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
3. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Jul40.html
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADAI.pdf
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89-dragon-rapide-raf-shawbury
6. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=78
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Shawbury#The_Second_World_War
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2011 18:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Oct-2017 21:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2017 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Mar-2019 18:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Mar-2025 02:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Category, ] |
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