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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Rhodesian & Nyasaland Airways |
| Registration: | VP-YAY |
| MSN: | 7101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Novo Lusitania, Beira -
 Mozambique
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Beira Sofala, Mozambique |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 7101: To De Havilland South Africa with C of A 4799 issued 3.6.35. Registered as VP-YAY on 20.7.35 to Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways Ltd. Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.7.39 when crashed in unknown circumstances near Novo Lusitania, in the region of Beira, Mozambique. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants (pilot and two passengers) were injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VP-Y.html
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh85-leopard-moth-novo-lusitania
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p071.html
4. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/93-register-other
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BAzi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Mar-2013 00:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2017 11:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2017 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:38 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2019 20:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2022 10:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Oct-2022 15:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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