ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205381
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 June 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Air Commerce Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AEPF |
| MSN: | 6353 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, Gironde 33 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, Bordeaux, France |
First registered G-AEPF [C of R 7448] 10.3.37 to Air Commerce Ltd, Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. C of A 5822 issued 17.4.37. Company sold in June 1938 to Olley Air Service Ltd/British & Foreign Aviation Ltd and then operated from June 1938 by Isle of Man Air Services Ltd and from April 1939 by Railway Air Services Ltd, Speke.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when abandoned at Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, Bordeaux, France 18.6.40. Presumed destroyed by enemy action. Registration cancelled 18.6.40 as PWFU ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use").
Sources:
1. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AEPF.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?14419-F-Lt-Holmes-Air-Marshal-Barratt-s-pilot-in-France-1939-40
6. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=22844&styleid=14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2018 19:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Mar-2019 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Damage] |
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