ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232935
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 July 1951 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Anglo-Iranian Oil Co |
| Registration: | G-ALGO |
| MSN: | 6830 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Abadan -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Abadan International Airport |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit refinery mast after take-off, crashed from about 100 meters and destroyed by fire. Pilot and a refinery worker killed.
Sources:
La Stampa (Stampa Sera) 10 July 1951, p1
Passauer Neue Presse 12 July 1951, p2
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10870258
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2020 20:03 | TB | Added |
| 01-Dec-2020 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2020 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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