Incident de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide CR-AAN,
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Date:Wednesday 27 June 1945
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH89 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
Owner/operator:DETA
Registration: CR-AAN
MSN: 6398
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Porto Amelia, Cabo Delgado Province -   Mozambique
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Porto Amelia, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
Destination airport:Lourenco Marques Airport, Lourenco Marques (MPM/FQMA)
Narrative:
C/no. 6398: C of A 6240 issued 12.4.38 to Department of Railways, Portuguese East Africa. (2 x Gipsy Six engines #6826/6832). First registered as CR-AAN 4.5.38 to Divisao de Exploracao dos Transportes Aereos (DETA), Lourenco Marques.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Porto Amelia, Cabo Delgado Province, Portugese East Africa. (now Pemba, Mozambique) 27.6.45.

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p063.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CR-A.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Mar-2019 22:52 Dr. John Smith Added
02-Jan-2022 06:30 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
06-Nov-2022 14:00 Anon. Updated [Damage]

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