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| Date: | Wednesday 11 December 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Operating Co of South Africa Pty Ltd. |
| Registration: | ZS-ATW |
| MSN: | 6915 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beitbridge, Matabeleland South -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Beitbridge, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia (FVBB) |
| South Africa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6915: Taken on charge as NR851 at De Havilland Witney 22.8.45. C of A 7539 issued 22.3.46. Sold 23.3.46 to Aircraft Operating Co Ltd. Registered as ZS-ATW 12.4.46 to Aircraft Operating Co of South Africa Pty Ltd.
Written off (Destroyed by fire) on engine start-up Beitbridge, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia, 11.12.46.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH89_Dragon_Rapide.html
3. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH89_Dragon_Rapide-Dominie_cn_6915.htm
4. https://rzjets.net/aircraft/?page=5&typeid=352
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beitbridge
6. https://www.greatcirclemapper.net/en/airport/FVBB-beit-bridge-airport.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2019 21:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2022 09:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 15-Apr-2022 03:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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