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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1922 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland (Airco) DH.6 |
| Owner/operator: | Brompton Motor Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-EAWU |
| MSN: | F3439 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Isle of Wight |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF De Havilland (Airco) DH.6 F3439: First civil registered (C of R 651) on 27 April 1921 as G-EAWU to Brompton Motor Co Ltd. Used for pleasure flying, either crashed or suffered a minor landing accident, somewhere on the Isle of Wight on 31 March 1922, which resulted in it being withdrawn from use. Its registration subsequently was cancelled by the Air Ministry same day
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E1.html
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EAWU.pdf
3. http://ata.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/business-pleasure/joyriding-companies
4. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Mar22.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2020 19:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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