ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222217
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| Date: | Sunday 8 June 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 4 DF RAF |
| Registration: | X7333 |
| MSN: | 6506 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
C/no. 6506: Taken on charge as X7333 (recorded by DH as being uniquely under Contract No 55346/39) at 4 Delivery Flight, RAF Grangemouth 10.3.41. (2 x Gipsy Queen III engines #70002/70011)
Written off (damaged beyond repair ) when hit hedge on take-off after engine failure at RAF Acklington, Northumberland 8.6.41 and destroyed by fire. Struck off charge 14.6.41 as Cat.E(FA) to scrap and salvage at 1 MPRD (Metal Produce Recovery Department) Cowley, Oxfordshire. No fatalities or casualties reported.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p065.html
3. https://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-WWII1941.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2019 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Mar-2019 18:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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