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| Date: | Tuesday 13 May 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AIYR |
| MSN: | 6676 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hawarden Airfield (EGNR), Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Desford, Leicestershire |
| Hawarden Airfield (EGNR), Broughton, Flintshire, Wales, UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 6676: Taken on charge as HG691 against Contract No.6/Acft/2580/C20a at 18 MU RAF Dumfries 11.12.43. To Yatesbury Flying Wing [2 Radio School] 28.12.43; coded "219". To 5 MU RAF Kemble 16.8.45. Sold 22.11.46 to Reid & Sigrist Ltd. Registered as G-AIYR (C of R 11085) 11.12.46 to Reid & Sigrist Ltd, Desford
Substantially damaged 13.5.47: The aircraft's undercarriage collapsed when landing at Hawarden Airfield, North Wales. Repaired and returned to service - still airworthy in 2025
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIYR-1.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawarden_Airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 2005 | G-AIYR | Classic Wings | 0 | Duxford Airfield (EGSU) | |
sub |
| 8 September 2012 | G-AIYR | Classic Wings | 0 | Duxford Airfield (EGSU) | |
min |
| 19 June 2022 | G-AIYR | Classic Wings | 0 | Duxford Airfield (EGSU), Duxford, Cambridgeshire | |
min |
Location
Images:
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2020 14:52 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 29-Aug-2020 06:07 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 10-Mar-2025 17:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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