ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222305
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1953 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Arab Airways Association Ltd |
| Registration: | TJ-ABM |
| MSN: | 6600 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marka International Airport, Marka district, Amman -
 Jordan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Marka International Airport, Amman, Jordan (ADJ/OJAM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6600: Taken on charge as X7483 against Contract No B.104592/40 at 9 MU RAF Cosford 2.1.42. (2 x Gipsy Queen III engines #70217/70231) To 4 Signals School RAF Madley 9.3.42; became 4 Radio School 1.1.43. To Technical Training Command Communications Flight, Wyton 26.3.46. To 27 Group Communications Flight, Southrop 4.46. To Halton Station Flight 20.8.46. To 5 MU RAF Kemble 18.12.46 for storage pending disposal.
Sold 29.5.47 to Airwork Ltd. Registered as G-AJVA (C of R 11614) 29.5.47 to Airwork Ltd, Heston. Cancelled 24.6.47 & registered 30.6.47 to Iraq Petroleum Transport Co Ltd, London EC2 (and from 14.3.49, London W1) (aircraft actually based at Tripoli). C of A 9596 issued 1.3.48. C of R No changed to R2232 1950. C of A lapsed 26.4.51. Registration cancelled 13.12.51 as sold. Re-registered in Jordan as TJ-ABM 10.52 to Arab Airways Association Ltd, Amman.
Written off when Destroyed in hangar fire Marka International Airport, Marka district, Amman, Jordan, 9.5.53. This was the same hagar fire at Marka, Amman, that also destroyed DH.89s TJ-AAA and G-AGZK. Registration TJ-ABM cancelled 5.6.53.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJVA.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p066.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2019 00:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Feb-2019 21:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 21:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time] |
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