ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240849
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Date: | Sunday 13 October 1940 |
Time: | c. |
Type: | De Havilland DH.91 Albatross |
Owner/operator: | Secretary of State for Air, Air Ministry (G-INFO) |
Registration: | AX903 |
MSN: | 6800 |
Year of manufacture: | 1938 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Bristol -Whitchurch Airfield Lulsgate Bottom, North Somerset, -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The aircraft cabin and cockpit was seriously damaged during an arson attack by a disgruntled BOAC workman at Bristol-Whitchurch Airfield on 13/14th October 1940. the aircraft was repaired and resumed the Iceland mail runs in March 1941.
G-AEVV (AX903), the 1st. prototype DH.91 Albatross, first flew 20th May 1937 wearing test serial E2. ~ Issued to Secretary of State, Air Ministry, registered G-AEVV 3rd January 1938. ~ to British Overseas Airways 17th June 1940 ~ To the Air Ministry 1st September 1940 serial AX903 ~ To 271 Sqn. Royal Air Force 28th February 1941, ~ Written off Reykjavik, Iceland 11th August 1941.
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/ Aeroplane Monthly November 1975 'D.H.91 Albatross Airliner' (P. 538-543)
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1184
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
31 March 1938 |
G-AEVV |
Secretary of State for Air, Air Ministry (G-INFO) |
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Hatfield Airfield (EGTH), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, |
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min |
Gear-up landing |
11 August 1940 |
AX903 |
Royal Air Force - RAF |
0 |
Reykjavík RAF Station (RKV) |
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w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Sep-2020 16:07 |
Peter Clarke |
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