ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222220
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| Date: | Thursday 21 October 1948 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Air Services of India Ltd, Bombay |
| Registration: | VT-AVX |
| MSN: | 6953 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6953: Taken on charge as RL982 against Contract No.6/Acft/2580/C2a at De Havilland Witney 21.2.46. C of A 7724 issued 1.5.46. Sold 4.5.46 to Air Services of India Ltd. Registered as VT-AVX 9.3.46 to Air Services of India Ltd, Bombay; named "Gagenraj".
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when Destroyed in hangar collapse in cyclone at Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) 21.11.48. Registration VT-AVX cancelled in January 1950
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p069.html
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47144339
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2019 00:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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