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| Date: | Friday 7 February 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 3 DF RAF |
| Registration: | X7354 |
| MSN: | 6527 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hordley, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| 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, ] |
| 27-Jul-2024 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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