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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Rhodesia Air Service |
| Registration: | SRAS252 |
| MSN: | 7019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chiloani, Southern Rhodesia -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
DH.85 Leopard Moth c/n 7019 [C of A 4140 issued 12.1.34 to De Havilland South Africa] Registered 1.3.34. as ZS-AEK Re-registered in 3.38 to Durban Aero Club. Registration cancelled 16.10.39 as sold to Southern Rhodesia.
Re-registered in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 16.10.39 as VP-YCH to Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways. Possibly not taken up, as impressed into military service by/on 31.10.39 with the Southern Rhodesia Air Service (SRAS) as SRAS252.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3.6.44 when crashed at Chiloani, Southern Rhodesia
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2008.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/93-register-other
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p070.html
4. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH85_Leopard_Moth.html
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh85-leopard-moth-chiloani
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VP-Y.html
7. https://www.fad.co.za/Resources/aviation/coull/coull.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2017 22:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 01:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2022 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
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