ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64170
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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Wing/21e Escadrille Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | D-3 (OT-ZCI) |
| MSN: | 6739 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Melsbroek AFB, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Melsbroek, Brussels Flemish Brabant, Belgium (EBMB) |
| Melsbroek, Brussels Flemish Brabant, Belgium (EBMB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no.6739: Taken on charge as NF868 at 18 MU RAF Dumfries 18.5.44. To Metropolitan Communications Squadron, Hendon 19.9.44. To De Havilland Witney for maintenance 15.1.45; work completed 13.4.45, returned to 18 MU Dumfries 26.4.45. To 16 Ferry Unit Dunkeswell 11.2.46. To Allied Flight [1316 Flight], Metropolitan Communications Squadron, Hendon 25.5.46. With 1316 Flight for use of the Netherlands Dept.of Naval Affairs and Ministry of War
To Belgian Air Force as D-3 4.9.46; operated by 169 Wing/367 Squadron, Evere; coded “ZC-I”; became 15 Wing/21 Squadron 1.2.48. Reportedly used call sign OT-ZCI
Written off in accident 21.8.52 at Melsbroek, Brussels Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The crew was performing a local training flight when the aircraft crashed on landing for unknown reason. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and used for spares. To ARS/UR at Evere 28.1.53 for component recovery and scrapping.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://wiki.scramble.nl/index.php/De_Havilland_DH-89_Dragon_Rapide
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-brussels
4. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/De+Havilland+DH.89+Dominie+C.1
5. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-d/vliegtuigen-d-dehavil-dh89
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 10-Jul-2009 16:23 | angels one five | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2010 09:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2012 07:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 00:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2019 19:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2019 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2019 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Nov-2019 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2022 06:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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