ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301201
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| Date: | Thursday 31 May 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | Witwatersrand Technical College |
| Registration: | ZS-AIK |
| MSN: | 7535 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rustenburg Airfield, near Rustenburg, North West province -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rustenburg Airfield, Rustenburg (FARG) |
c/no 7535 (Gipsy Major #8731/8732): To De Havilland South Africa with C of A 5704 issued 4.11.36. Registered as ZS-AIK 18.12.36 to Witwatersrand Technical College. Also reported as having been owned by Anglo-American Corporation c.1937 and loaned to/operated by Rhodesian & Nyasaland Airways. Impressed into military service as SAAF 1408 in 1940. Restored as ZS-AIK post war (=after 8.5.45).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on takeoff at Rustenburg Airfield, near Rustenburg, North West province, South Africa 31.5.51
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH90.pdf
2. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH90_Dragonfly.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p075.html
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-south-africa-register
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustenburg_Airfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2022 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Nov-2022 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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