ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222219
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1953 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Arab Airways Association Ltd |
| Registration: | TJ-AAA |
| MSN: | 6954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marka International Airport, Marka district, Amman -
 Jordan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Marka International Airport, Amman, Jordan (ADJ/OJAM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6954: Taken on charge as RL983 against Contract No.6/Acft/2580/C2a at De Havilland Witney 28.2.46. C of A 7723 issued 1.5.46. Sold 29.5.46 to Arab Air Association, Transjordan. Registered as TJ-AAA 1946 to Arab Airways Association Ltd, Amman; named "Yarmouk"; delivered to Amman 6.9.46.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when Destroyed in hangar fire on 9.5.53 at Marka International Airport, Marka district, Greater Amman Municipality, Amman, Jordan, some 5 km north-east of Amman city center. This was the same hagar fire at Marka, Amman, that also destroyed DH.89s TJ-ABJ and G-AGZK
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p069.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman_Civil_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2019 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Feb-2019 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 21:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time] |
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