ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145380
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Stretton Test Flt FAA RN |
| Registration: | NF861 |
| MSN: | 6732 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cushendun, Glendun Mountains, County Antrim -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire |
| RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6732: Taken on charge as NF861 at 18 MU RAF Dumfries 8.5.44. To Royal Navy 6.11.44. To 781 Squadron, Lee-on-Solent 21.11.44. To Western Airways for maintenance 5.7.45. To 782 Squadron, RNAS Donibristle 7.3.46. To RNAS Stretton [by 7.49]. To Test Fight, RNAS Stretton [by 1.51]. To 782 Squadron, RNAS Donibristle [in 2.51-3.51]; coded "DO/804".
To De Havilland for maintenance [in 7.51]. To RNAS Arbroath [1.52-1.53]. To Eglinton Station Flight 1.53 [until 3.53]; coded "GN/900". To 703 Squadron, Lee-on-Solent; coded "LP/002" (dates unknown, but after 3.53). To RNAS Stretton [7.53].
Written off (destroyed) when crashed in the Glendun Mountains, County Antrim 15.9.53 en route between Stretton and Eglinton; pilot Lt A.G. Cronin injured; Telegraphist, Harry L. Charlesworth (Service Number JX 581280), killed. Struck off charge 25.9.53 as Cat.5(FA)
NOTE: One source (see link #4) gives the date of death of Telegraphist Harry L. Charlesworth as 9.9.53 (not 15.9.53)
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p067.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89-dragon-rapide-glendun-mountains-1-killed
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1953.htm
5. http://historyhubulster.co.uk/faa-aircraft-accidents-in-ni/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushendun
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2012 15:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Aug-2012 07:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2014 14:05 | Deirdre | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 16:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2019 00:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 22:54 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2022 05:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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