ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140387
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Spanish Nationalist Air Force |
| Registration: | 40-3 |
| MSN: | 6291 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | León Airport, León -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Olmedo Aerodrome, Valladolid, Spain |
| León Airport, León (LEN/LELN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Registered G-ADFY [C of R 5769] 28.6.35 to William H Rhodes-Moorhouse, Heston. C of A 4928 issued 26.7.35; delivered same day. Registered [C of R 6599] 14.12.35 to Charles E Gardner, Hamsey Green. Registration G-ADFY cancelled 2.8.36 as "sold". Departed Heston 4.8.36 and flown to Burgos by A Rowley (or RV L’Estrange Malone?). To Spanish Nationalist Air Force probably as 40-3; operated by El Conde de Cimera of Madrid.
Reportedly destroyed during Spanish Civil War on 15.9.36: according to one Spanish source (see link #5 for the original Spanish text) "September 15 [1936] The DH.89M 40.3, piloted by Muñoz, is reached from land, being rendered useless". Which indicates that 40-3 crashed at León Airport, León, Spain (where the Spanish Nationalist Air Force had relocated on 7.9.36).
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ADFY.pdf
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
5. http://www.elgrancapitan.org/foro/viewtopic.php?t=12132
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2011 02:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jul-2012 12:45 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2017 17:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2017 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2017 00:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2017 00:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2019 15:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Departure airport, Source] |
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