ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25566
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| Date: | Friday 13 July 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | Aberdeen Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACRH |
| MSN: | 6078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dyce Airport, Aberdeen, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dyce Airport, Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 6078 (Gipsy Major #5573/5574): DH.84 Mk.II registered G-ACRH [C of R 4995] 16.6.34 to Aberdeen Airways Ltd, Dyce; named "Aberdonian". (Possibly initially reserved 8.5.34 by Eric Leslie Gandar Dower). C of A 4349 issued 21.6.34; delivered 6.7.34 to Dyce, Aberdeen
Unfortunately it crashed on take off at Dyce, Aberdeen, on July 13, 1934, just one week after delivery. Aircraft caught fire on impact, and was burnt out, although all ten persons on board (Pilot and nine passengers) survived with injuries.
Crew and Passengers of G-ACRH:
Flying Officer James S Carr injured (pilot)
Miss Freda Cadle injured
George Francis Collie injured
John Cranna injured
Prof Leybourne Stanley Patrick Davidson injured
James H Ducat injured
George Esslemont injured
Miss Hopkins injured
Dr John A Innes injured
Councillor Edward W Watt injured
Registration G-ACRH cancelled by the Air Ministry same day due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACRH.pdf
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/16/C278: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576746
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh84-dragon-2-aberdeen
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
5. https://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ac
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p060.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
8. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1934.htm
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2011 07:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2017 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2017 19:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Oct-2020 05:44 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Oct-2022 03:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Oct-2022 03:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Oct-2022 03:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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