ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223205
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| Date: | Thursday 22 October 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (C) Defence Flt RAF |
| Registration: | AX806 |
| MSN: | 6378 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) (VAJJ) |
| Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) (VAJJ) |
C/no. 6378: First registered as VT-AIZ [C of R 319] 15.7.37 to Tata Sons Ltd, Juhu, Bombay. (2 x Gipsy Six engines #6733/6734). UK C of A 6039 issued 8.9.37.
Registration VT-AIZ cancelled 15.12.41 when impressed into military service as AX806. To No.2 Coastal Defence Flt, RAF Juhu by 31.1.42.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and crashed on landing at Juhu Aerodrome, Maharashtra, Bombay (Mumbai) 22.10.42. Struck off charge 1.7.43 as Cat.E(FA)
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p063.html
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
5. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/86-register-india
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2019 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Apr-2019 04:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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