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| Date: | Monday 14 May 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Metropolitan CF RAF |
| Registration: | HG712 |
| MSN: | 6697 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ALG.B-78, Eindhoven, Netherlands |
C/no. 6697: Taken on charge as HG712 against Contract No.6/Acft/2580/C20a at 18 MU RAF Dumfries 19.2.44. To Metropolitan Communications Squadron, RAF Hendon 10.1.45. Several published Netherlands sources state that HG712 later saw service with 1316 (Dutch) Flight RAF
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into a field near Eindhoven (ALG B-78) following port engine failure on take-off 14.5.45 due to contaminated fuel; all 7 on board injured including pilot Lt De Groot (Dutch). Struck off charge 17.5.45.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p066.html
3. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-d/vliegtuigen-d-dehavil-dh89
4. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=702:dehavilland-dh-89b-dominie-uk&catid=85&lang=en&limitstart=2&Itemid=547
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2019 01:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Mar-2019 11:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Nov-2019 09:03 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 12:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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