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| Date: | Tuesday 6 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89M Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Air Force |
| Registration: | 22-1 |
| MSN: | 6310 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Albericia Airfield, Santander -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Albericia Airfield, Santander |
C/no. 6310: DH.89M registered as G-ADYK [C of R 6540] 2.12.35 to The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Hatfield. (2 x Gipsy Six engines#6388/6389). C of A 5252 issued 10.12.35. Registration cancelled 2.2.36 as sold abroad. Delivered 9.1.36 to El Jefe de Aviacon Militar, Spain for the use of the Colonial Squadron in the Spanish Sahara, but in the event were based at Escuela de Vuelo y Combate [Air Combat Training School], Alcala de Henares, north of Madrid.
To Spanish AF as 22-1 and with Spanish Republicans at Getafe 8.36 and was flown on Asturius/Santander front as bomber late 8.36. Destroyed by bombing at La Albericia Airfield, Santander 6.4.37.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADYK.pdf
3. https://elgrancapitan.org/foro/viewtopic.php?t=12132
4. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p063.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2011 18:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jul-2012 11:41 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2019 17:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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