Incident Airco DH.9A H3535,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347350
 
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Date:Tuesday 16 August 1927
Time:
Type:Airco DH.9A
Owner/operator:30 Sqn RAF
Registration: H3535
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near RAF Sulimaniyah -   Iraq
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kirkuk
Destination airport:RAF Penjwin
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot: Flt Lt CJS Dearlove. Passenger: Fg Off Black. DH9A H3535 departed Kirkuk on a Mail Flight to Sulimaniyah but crashed in the vicinity of Sulimaniyah. Both crewmen uninjured, Flt Lt Dearlove was flown back to Kirkuk by Fg Off Fleming in DH9A J7881. The IWM photo shows the DH9A with smashed undercarriage being dismantled. (The mail flight was a rugular feature noted in Flt Lt Dearlove's log book, routing Kirkuk, Sulimaniyah, Penjwin and return via the same route)

Sources:

Flying log book CJS Dearlove.
IWM photo HU 98637.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2023 17:51 Halo Added
03-Nov-2023 12:29 Nepa Updated

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