This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.
| Date: | Tuesday 25 March 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Camouflage Unit RAF |
| Registration: | R9551 |
| MSN: | 6479 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yoxall, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hendon, Middlesex |
| RAF Litchfield, Staffordshire |
c/no.6479: Taken on charge by RAF as R9551 under Contract 20916/39 at 12 MU 5.4.40. To 18 MU RAF Dumfries 12.8.40. To 1 Camouflage Unit, RAF Hendon 24.12.40.
Badly damaged in forced landing in bad weather at Yoxall, Staffordshire 25.3.41. The crew was performing a ferry flight from RAF Hendon. En route, they encountered bad weather conditions and attempted to make an emergency landing in a field at Yoxall, Staffordshire. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. To 51 MU Litchfield for components recovery 29.3.41 and struck off charge 14.4.41
1 Camouflage Unit, established at Baginton near Coventry; formed 9 October 1939; moved to Cosford 29 September 1940; moved to Hendon 7 November 1940; moved to Stapleford Tawney 1 June 1942.
Yoxall is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Swarbourn on the A515 road north of Lichfield and south west of Burton upon Trent. South of the village, Yoxall Bridge crosses the River Trent.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980, page 58)
2. 1 Camouflage Unit RAF Operational Record Book (Record of Events for the period 9 October 1939 to 31 July 1944): National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/33/2 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7159069
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dominie-yoxall
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoxall
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 11:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Feb-2019 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2019 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 02:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation