ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222792
Last updated: 5 October 2020
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| Date: | 01-MAR-1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 1680 Flt Royal Air Force (1680 Flt RAF) |
| Registration: | X7513 |
| C/n / msn: | 6630 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Neilston, 2 miles SW of Barrhead, Renfrewshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abbotsinch, Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) |
C/no. 6630: Taken on charge as X7513 against Contract No B.104592/40 at Abbotsinch Station Flight 31.5.42. To 1680 Flight, Abbotsinch 15.6.43.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when flew into the ground in a snowstorm at Neilston, 2 miles South West of Barrhead, Renfrewshire 1.3.44; all 6 on board (pilot and five passengers) survived, but were injured
[Neilston is a village and parish in East Renfrewshire set in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Levern Valley, 2 miles southwest of Barrhead, 3.8 miles south of Paisley, and 5.7 miles south-southwest of Renfrew, at the southwestern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation at approximate co ordinates 55.784663°N 4.423396°W]
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p066.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13033-What-was-Flight-1680-Abbotsinch-Scotland
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neilston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2019 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Mar-2019 09:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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