Date:	Wednesday 1 March 1944
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
Owner/operator:	1680 (Transport) Flight RAF
Registration:	R5928
MSN:	6465
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Carricknowe Golf Course, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Lothian -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Abbotsinch, Glasgow
Destination airport:	RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Lothian

Narrative:
c/no.6465: Taken on charge by RAF as R5928 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 24.10.39; renamed 2 Signal School 26.8.40. To 1 Signal School Cranwell 2.10.41. To DeHavilland Witney for repairs 7.7.42. To Abbotsinch Station Flight 11.10.42. To 1680 (Transport) Flight, Abbotsinch 15.6.43.

Written off 1.3.44, while on approach to Edinburgh in snow falls, crew made an emergency landing on the Carrick Knowe Golf course located in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Lothian, less than 2 km from the runway threshold. Both crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Struck off charge 2.3.44.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-Jan-2012 09:34	Dr. John Smith	Added
10-Jan-2012 15:29	Nepa	Updated [Operator, ]
17-Feb-2019 22:33	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
19-Feb-2019 17:57	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, ]
23-Mar-2025 02:55	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Category, ]