ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222175
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 April 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Ferry Flt FAA RN |
| Registration: | HG727 |
| MSN: | 6712 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Stretton, Appleton Thorn, 3 miles SE of Warrington, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire |
C/no. 6712: Taken on charge as HG727 against Contract No.6/Acft/2580/C20a and transferred to the Royal Navy at 782 Squadron, RNAS Donibristle 22.3.44. To De Havilland Witney for maintenance 29.3.45; returned to 782 Squadron 21.7.45. To 2 Ferry Flight, RNAS Stretton 8.5.46.
Written off (Destroyed by fire) during ground engine test at RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap) Appleton Thorn, three miles south east of Warrington, Cheshire 30.4.47.
Sources:
1. Fleet Arm Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004)
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p067.html
4. http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Stretton.htm#.XHG5nOj7TIU
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Stretton_(HMS_Blackcap)#Post-war_operations
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2019 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Feb-2019 21:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2019 09:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2020 09:32 | Apen | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-May-2023 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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