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| Date: | Wednesday 11 June 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Section de Liaison Aerienne de Madagascar |
| Registration: | HG664 |
| MSN: | 6663 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Antananarivo -
 Madagascar
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
c/no. 6663: Taken on charge as HG664 against Contract No.6/Acft/2580/C20a at 76 MU RAF Wilmslow, Cheshire 5.10.43. Shipped to Diego Suarez, Madagascar on the s.s. 'Clan McBrayne' 7.12.43; arrived 5.3.44. Transferred to Free French AF and to ELA387 1.10.44; operated by Section de Liaison Aerienne de Madagascar; coded “E”. (Presumed struck off charge by RAF 1.1.47).
Written off (destroyed) when crashed Antananarivo, Madagascar 11.6.47.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=HG664
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antananarivo#Transport
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2019 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jun-2020 14:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2025 17:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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