ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222221
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| Date: | Thursday 3 September 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Kassa Marru t/a Meat Export & Supply Co, Dire Dawa. |
| Registration: | ET-P-16 |
| MSN: | 6950 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport, Dire Dawa -
 Ethiopia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dire Dawa International Airport, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia (DIR/HADR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6950: Taken on charge as RL968 against Contract No.6/Acft/2580/C2a at 18 MU RAF Dumfries 11.3.46. Allocated to Sperry Gyroscope Co Ltd, Hanworth, Middlesex 11.3.47 and delivered to De Havilland at Witney 9.4.47 after modifications [but replaced by NR803]. Returned to 18 MU RAF Dumfries 24.7.47.
Sold 27.1.48 to Short Bros & Harland Ltd., Belfast. Registered as G-AKRR (C of R 12153) 26.1.48 to Short Bros & Harland Ltd, Rochester, Kent. C of A 9953 issued 25.2.48. New C of R No R2382 issued in 1950. Cancelled 26.3.52 & re-registered 9.4.52 to George Charles Heighington, London SW13 (aircraft based at Gatwick). Registration G-AKRR cancelled 14.5.52 as "sold abroad (Sudan SN-ABB)".
Sold to Mr Varoujan Vanian and SN-ABB reserved 14.5.52 [C of R 7] but cancelled 3.9.52 as not taken up. Marks were however used. Registration restored as G-AKRR 16.9.52 once again to George Charles Heighington, London SW13. Registration cancelled (again) 8.11.52 as "sold abroad (Sudan)".
Registered as SN-ABB [C of R 9] 13.11.52 to Varoujan Vanian and registration cancelled 26.11.52. Registered in Ethiopia as ET-P-16 18.11.52 to Kassa Marru t/a Meat Export & Supply Co, Dire Dawa.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when destroyed by fire whilst refuelling Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (Dire Dawa International Airport), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, 3.9.53.[Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport, also known as Dire Dawa International Airport, is an international airport serving Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia. It is located 5 km northwest of the city center.]
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKRR.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p069.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aba_Tenna_Dejazmach_Yilma_International_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2019 00:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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