ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240701
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| Date: | Saturday 27 August 1938 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.91 Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | Secretary of State for Air, Air Ministry (G-INFO) |
| Registration: | G-AEVW |
| MSN: | 6801 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1937 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hatfield Airfield (EGTH), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Hatfield Airfield (EGTH), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK |
| Hatfield Airfield (EGTH), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Geoffrey de Havilland was carrying out maximum overload flight trials on 27th August 1938 in G-AEVW (still wearing its 2nd prototype test serial mark E3) when on the third landing at maximum weight back at Hatfield (the Company Airfield), the rear fuselage fractured and broke off just behind the wing trailing edge (accident photograph shown on Google, 'd h albatross aircraft photos' ). The aircraft was reassembled, strengthened and reflown in October 1938 and returned to test flying.
The 2nd. prototype DH.91 Albatross was registered to Secretary of State, Air Ministry as G-AEVW 3rd January 1938 ~ First flight July 1938 wearing test serial E3. ~ to British Overseas Airways 8th July 1940 ~ To Royal Air Force 1st September 1940, serial AX904. ~ Written off Reykjavik, Iceland 7th April 1942
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Albatross
https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/de-havilland-dh91-albatross
https://www.europeanairlines.no/imperial-airways-and-the-most-beautiful-speedbird-of-the-sky/
https://oldmachinepress.com/2015/12/30/de-havilland-dh-91-albatross/
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1184
Aeroplane Monthly November 1975 'D.H.91 Albatross Airliner' (P. 538-543
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 1942 | AX904 | Royal Air Force - RAF | 0 | Reykjavík RAF Station (RKV) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2020 06:19 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 21-Apr-2024 09:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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