ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18726
Last updated: 5 October 2020
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| Date: | 03-JUL-1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Railway Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AEBX |
| C/n / msn: | 6328 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| 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) |
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. Both crew - Captain Alfred C. Larmuth and engineer Reginald H.Vaughan - were killed. Registration cancelled 9.7.38 as "PWFU"("Permanently Withdrawn From Use").
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
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] |
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