ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301166
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 September 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | 3 TC RCAF |
| Registration: | RCAF 7626 |
| MSN: | 7530 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trenton, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Trenton, Ontario, Canada |
c/no 7530 [Gipsy Major #8721/8722]: To De Havilland Canada without C of A. Registered as CF-MPA [C of R 1945] 1.5.37 to Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa; named "Anemone"; delivered 5.5.37. Used to counter rum-running off the Nova Scotia coast. These machines had a dorsal fin extension, to increase stability because of their interchangeable float/wheel undercarriages.
Transferred to RCAF as '7626' on 29.7.40 to 3 Training Command, Trenton, Ontario.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Trenton, Ontario, shortly prior to 1.9.42, details lacking. Struck off charge 28.1.43 and reduced to scrap and components.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH90.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p075.html
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_7600_7649_detailed.htm
4. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item?app=fondsandcol&op=img&id=a202179
5. https://www.aviationhistorycanada.ca/AircraftMonth/Detail/45
6. https://www.aeroflight.co.uk/user/fleet/de-havilland-d-h-90-dragonfly-in-royal-canadian-mounted-police-service.htm
7. https://www.aeroflight.co.uk/user/fleet/de-havilland-d-h-90-dragonfly-in-royal-canadian-mounted-police-service.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Trenton#1939%E2%80%931945_World_War_II
Media:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Aviation Section with de Havilland DH-90 Dragonfly aircraft (CF-MPA, CF-MPB, CF-MPC, and CF-MPD), Toronto, Ontario, July 1937:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2022 00:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Nov-2022 18:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration] |
| 18-Nov-2022 23:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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