Accident de Havilland DH.86B Express “RI-008”, Friday 21 July 1950
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Date:Friday 21 July 1950
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.86B Express
Owner/operator:Republic of Indonesia
Registration: “RI-008”
MSN: 2344
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Andir, Bandung, Java -   Indonesia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Andir
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Four engined de Havilland biplane crashed shortly after take-off for test flight and caught fire.

Sources:

De Gooi- en Eemlander 25 July 1950, p4
http://www.nederlandseluchtvaart.nl/forums/showthread.php?16115-Soekarno-quot-s-regeringsvliegtuig
https://images.app.goo.gl/HqSUjaBh62MqvHMx6

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jan-2016 19:19 TB Added
28-Feb-2020 11:20 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, ]
05-Jul-2023 09:04 Cobar Updated

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