Accident de Havilland DH.84M Dragon I S-21,
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Date:Monday 24 February 1936
Time:c. 18:00 LT
Type:de Havilland DH.84M Dragon I
Owner/operator:Haerens Flyvertropper (Danish Army)
Registration: S-21
MSN: 6060
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Ringsted, Region Sjælland, Zealand (Sjælland) -   Denmark
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kastrup Air Base, Copenhagen (CPH/EKCH)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
c/no 6060 (Gipsy Major #5374/5375): To Haerens Flyvertropper (Danish Army) as S-21 with C of A 4176 issued 12.2.34. Delivered 27.2.34.

Written off (destroyed) when crashed near Ringsted, Island of Zetland 24.2.36 whilst searching for missing aircraft in snowstorm; all three on board - Flight Lieutenant O Schnack and 2 crew killed

Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km from Copenhagen

Sources:

1. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 26 February 1936, p.2
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p060.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringsted_Municipality
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Airport#History

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Dec-2015 07:08 JINX Added
06-Jan-2016 17:09 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category]
06-Jan-2016 20:14 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jan-2016 20:17 TB Updated [Date]
06-Jan-2016 20:33 TB Updated [Date, Total fatalities]
28-Oct-2022 15:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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