ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28346
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 June 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Isle of Man Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AEBW |
| MSN: | 6327 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, Gironde 33 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, Bordeaux, France (LFBO) |
c/no. 6327: Registered G-AEBW [C of R 6709] 22.2.36 to Railway Air Services Ltd, Barton; named "Star of Renfrew". C of A 5353 issued 13.5.36. Damaged in accident at Ronaldsway, Isle of Man 25.6.36; repaired.
Damaged on landing at Blackpool 1.7.37; repaired. Registered [C of R 8152] 19.10.37 to Isle of Man Air Services Ltd, Derbyhaven. Operated by 24 Squadron, Hendon from 4.9.39. Returned to IoM Air Services 21.12.39 and operated by NAC.
Abandoned at Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, Bordeaux, France, out of fuel during evacuation from France by British Forces 18.6.40. Registration cancelled 18.6.40
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AEBW.pdf
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1216822
4. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=22844
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A8.html
6. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?14419-F-Lt-Holmes-Air-Marshal-Barratt-s-pilot-in-France-1939-40&styleid=3
Media:
De Havilland Dragon Rapide G-AEBW of Isle of Man Air Services at Manchester (Ringway) Airport in September 1938:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-May-2009 10:30 | MikeG | Updated |
| 24-Dec-2011 13:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Damage] |
| 26-Dec-2011 16:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2011 16:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country, Source] |
| 22-Apr-2013 00:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2017 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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