ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25858
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| Date: | Friday 8 December 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | Wilson Airways |
| Registration: | VP-KAW |
| MSN: | 6047 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kilindini Harbour, near Mombasa -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kilindini Harbour, Mombasa, Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 6047 (Gipsy Major #5310/5311): To Wilson Airways Ltd, Kenya with C of A 4014 issued 1.9.33; delivered same day. Registered in Kenya as VP-KAW 9.33 to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed following engine failure on take-off at Kilindini Harbour, near Mombasa, Kenya 8.12.33; pilot Capt Wheeler & 1 (of 3) passengers injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=93:register-other
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p060.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh84-dragon-i-kilindini
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilindini_Harbour
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2011 07:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2017 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2020 06:39 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Oct-2022 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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