ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292044
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| Date: | Thursday 23 November 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 155 MU RAF |
| Registration: | AX805 |
| MSN: | 7123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south-west of Setif Aerodrome, Setif. -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Setif Aerodrome, Algeria |
c/no. 7123: To R B Gopal Dass, India with C of A 5507 issued 15.5.36. Registered as VT-AHK [C of R 278] 19.3.36 to Rai Bahadur Gopal Das, Lahore. Re-registered [C of R 278/2] 31.12.38 to unnamed party.
Impressed into military service as AX805 8.12.41. To 155 MU, Setif, Algeria (by 5.44).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off from field SW of Setif Aerodrome, Algeria 23.11.44; struck off charge as Cat. E(FA).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p071.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
5. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
6. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-india-register
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_Arnat_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 13:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2022 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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