ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222185
Last updated: 5 October 2020
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| Date: | 07-FEB-1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 3 DF Royal Air Force (3 DF RAF) |
| Registration: | X7354 |
| C/n / msn: | 6527 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hordley, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Cheshire |
| RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
C/no. 6527: Taken on charge as X7354 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 9 MU RAF Cosford 28.5.41. (2 x Gipsy Queen III engines #70026/70050) To 3 Delivery Flight, RAF Hawarden, Cheshire 28.6.41.
Written off (destroyed) when abandoned by pilot after being struck by lightning in a snowstorm on ferry flight from RAF Hawarden to RAF Lichfield and crashed at Hordley, Shropshire 7.12.41. Aircraft burst into flames on impact, and was burnt out by the resulting fire.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p065.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2019 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Mar-2019 18:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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