Incident de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide G-AFIA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18752
 
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Date:Thursday 20 August 1942
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH89 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
Owner/operator:Anglo Iranian Oil
Registration: G-AFIA
MSN: 6419
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Abadan, Khuzestan Province -   Iran
Phase: Standing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Destination airport:Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Narrative:
c/no.6419: Registered G-AFIA [C of R 8548] 1.7.38 to The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd, Finsbury Circus, London EC.2 (aircraft based at Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Persia). C of A 6398 issued 22.9.38; delivered, along with G-AFHY to Abadan on 30.9.38.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when destroyed by fire at Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran 20.8.42.

Registration cancelled 30.10.42 per "notification of destruction by fire"

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFIA.pdf
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p064.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
23-Dec-2011 21:50 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
28-Dec-2011 10:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
12-Feb-2018 00:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
12-Feb-2018 00:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
20-Feb-2019 17:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]

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