ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205832
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| Date: | Thursday 31 July 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W9380 |
| MSN: | 8154 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 16 miles south of RAF Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Limavady, Northen Ireland |
First registered [C of R 8281] on 24.6.38 as G-AFDW to W.S. Shackleton Ltd., Piccadilly, London W.1 (aircraft based at Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex). C of A 6326 issued July 1938. Registration cancelled 1.1.39 due to 1938 Air Ministry census
Registration G-AFDW restored [C of R 8281/2] on 30.3.39 to Major Geoffrey Reginald Deveraux Shaw, Rugby, Warwickshire (aircraft based at Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire).
Registration G-AFDW cancelled 31.3.40 when impressed into military service as W9380. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31.7.40 when flew into high ground in fog at Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFDW.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A10.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p081.html
6. http://www.ww2ni.com/countylderryairfields.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Limavady
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2018 16:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 11:21 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Aug-2021 21:49 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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