ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221991
Last updated: 5 October 2020
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| Date: | 22-APR-1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 2 SS Royal Air Force (2 SS RAF) |
| Registration: | R5923 |
| C/n / msn: | 6459 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Yatesbury, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Yatesbury, Gloucestershire |
C/no 6459: Taken on charge by the RAF as R5923 (under Contract 21547/39) at 2 E&WS RAF Yatesbury 13.10.39; renamed 2 Signal School 26.8.40. (2 x Gipsy Six engines #60007/60008)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when swung off the runway on take-off and hit fence at RAF Yatesbury, Gloucestershire, 22.4.41. No fatalities or injuries reported. Struck off charge 29.4.41 (total time on airframe: 639 hrs)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980 page 37)
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2019 17:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Mar-2019 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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