ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203662
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| Date: | Monday 12 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Trg Flt KAAU (Kenya Auxiliary Air Unit) |
| Registration: | K22 |
| MSN: | 5100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya |
c/no. 5100: DH 60G III Moth Major [Gipsy Major engine #5757]. Registered as G-ACYD [C of R 5346] 27.9.34 to Luis Goncelves Fontes, Sonning-on-Thames (but based at Woodley, Reading, Berkshire). C of A 4513 issued 28.9.34. Registered [C of R 7241] 6.8.36 to Eustace Richard Steer Watkins, Farnborough, Kent [but based at Heston, Middlesex]. Re-registered [C of R 7951] 21.6.37 to Thomas William Shipside, Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire (but based at Oxton).
Registration cancelled 3.38 as 'sold abroad'. Re-registered in Kenya as VP-KCP [C of R 67] 22.6.38 to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi.
Damaged at Nairobi 15.6.39; repaired. Impressed into KAAU (Kenya Army Air Unit) as 'K22' by/on 6.9.39; operated by 2 Training Flight, RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya. No 2 (Training) Flight, Kenya Auxiliary Air Unit were based here from 6.9.39 to 1.8.40.
Spun in and crashed at RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi 12.8.40 [not 12.8.42 as often reported]; Both crew on board killed.
Sources:
1. As G-ACYD: http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ac/g-ac-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFjeWQiXQ==
2. As VP-KCP: http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-other-registers/vo-vp-vr?highlight=WyJ2cC1rY3AiXQ==
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACYD.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VP-K.html
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p051.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moi_Air_Base#History
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2018 13:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Apr-2018 13:59 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2023 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Narrative]] |
| 01-Oct-2023 12:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Operator, Narrative]]] |
| 04-Oct-2023 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [[[[Operator, Narrative]]]] |
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