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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1925 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH-9A |
| Owner/operator: | 84 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ur -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaibah, Basra |
| Baghdad |
Mail plane crashed in a sand storm. Pilot killed, mechanic escaped unhurt, but lost his mind and was found to be out of the desert.
12.8.25 DH9A 84 Sqdn crashed near Ur, Iraq (P/O JJ FitzGerald killed & AC1 FE Leatherdale slightly injured).[Flight 20 Aug 25 p542]
Sources:
ABC (Madrid) 15 August 1925, p14
De Telegraaf
14-08-1925
Flight 20 Aug 25 p542
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2019 22:07 | TB | Added |
| 24-Feb-2021 12:08 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2023 17:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, ] |
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