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| Date: | Sunday 3 July 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Railway Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AEBX |
| MSN: | 6328 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Belfast Harbour Airport, Sydenham, Belfast, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Ringway, Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Belfast Harbour Airport (BHD/EGAC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 6328: Registered G-AEBX [C of R 6710] 22.2.36 to Railway Air Services Ltd, Barton; named "Star of Scotia". C of A 5354 issued 20.5.36.
Written off 3.7.38: On final approach to Belfast Harbour Airport, Sydenham, Belfast, Northern Ireland, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field short of runway. Reportedly, the aircraft stalled and spun into the ground while in the circuit on approach to Sydenham. Both of the crew were killed:
Crew of G-AEBX:
Captain Alfred Churchill Larmuth (31) (Flying Officer, RAFO)
Reginald Harry Vaughan (23) killed (engineer)
Registration cancelled 9.7.38 as "PWFU"("Permanently Withdrawn from Use").
Sydenham Airport was established by Shorts beside its Belfast factory at Sydenham in 1937. It was opened on 16 March 1938 by Anne Chamberlain, the wife of then British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. The inaugural flight was to Glasgow, Scotland. This became Belfast's main civilian airport from 1938 to 1939.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AEBX.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A8.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89-dragon-rapide-belfast-2-killed
5. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Air_Services#Accidents_and_incidents
8. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AEBX.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport#Early_years
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Dec-2011 09:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2017 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2019 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2025 16:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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