ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222183
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| Date: | 24-DEC-1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 173 Wg CF Royal Air Force (173 Wg CF RAF) |
| Registration: | X7450 |
| C/n / msn: | 6592 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, Bay of Bengal -
 India
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh |
C/no. 6592: Taken on charge as X7450 against Contract No B.104592/40 at 18 MU RAF Dumfries 8.12.41. (2 x Gipsy Queen III engines #70193/70196) To 47 MU RAF Sealand 16.2.42 for crating for shipping overseas. Shipped ex Birkenhead on he s.s. "Steelkerk" 10.3.42 to Karachi, India. To AHQ India Comm Flight, Lahore. To 172 Wing Communications Flight [by 9.43]. Damaged when taxied into Hurricane HW468 5.9.43; repaired. Repaired and returned to service with 173 Wing Communications Flight [by 12.43].
Written off when Destroyed by fire while refuelling at RAF Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, Bay of Bengal, India 24.12.43. No casualties or fatalities reported. Struck off charge 31.8.44 as Cat.E(Scrap).
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p065.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2019 00:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2019 00:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2019 09:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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