ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233999
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| Date: | Monday 10 September 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84M Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RIrAF |
| Registration: | 21 |
| MSN: | 6008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Hinaidi, 6 miles from Baghdad -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hinaidi, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Arbil, Iraq | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 6008 (Gipsy Major #5107/5108) DH.84M to Iraqi Air Force as '21' with C of A 3880 issued 25.4.33. Stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff near RAF Hinaidi, 6 miles from Baghdad, Iraq on 11.9.34; All 5 on board killed
A photo of its crash wreck is in the Air Britain book on 30 Squadron ‘Flat Out’.
Note: The DH.86M was a General Purpose military versions of the DH86, with three gun positions, bomb racks for 16 x 20 lb bombs etc. Eight were ordered by Iraq: they were delivered in two formations, leaving Hatfield 5.5.33, arriving Baghdad 13.5.33. Based at Mosul, later at Arbil. One crashed 10.9.34 as per the above.
By 30.11.38, 1 remained in service with 2 Squadron, RIAF (Royal Iraqi Air Force) and 4 were unserviceable at Aircraft Repair Dept (of total of 8). At 23.8.39, 2 were in service with 2 Squadron, 2 were at Aircraft Repair Dept and No.19 was awaiting write-off. At 31.5.40, 2 remained in service with 2 Squadron and Aircraft Repair Depot had 1 unserviceable. At 30.6.40, Aircraft Repair Depot had 3 plus 2 for write off. At 15.11.40, 2 Squadron had 1 plus 2 unserviceable. There were none recorded on inventory at 1.5.41. The surviving airframes were probably destroyed by RAF action in 5.41
Sources:
1. Jenaer Volksblatt 12 September 1934
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh84m-dragon-baghdad-5-killed
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hinaidi#History
5. https://biggles.fandom.com/wiki/Hinaidi_Airfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2020 19:11 | TB | Added |
| 24-Oct-2022 01:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2022 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2022 03:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2022 03:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Oct-2022 03:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2022 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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