ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145379
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| Date: | Monday 27 August 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Flugfelag Islands H/F |
| Registration: | TF-ISO |
| MSN: | 6730 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bakkafjordur Bay, near Grimseyjarsundi -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reykjavik, Iceland |
c/no.6730: Taken on charge as NF859 and to DeHavilland at Witney on 8.5.44. To R&J Parks for packing/shipment 1.7.44. Shipped to Reykjavik, Iceland on the s.s."Nadin" 24.7.44; arrived 28.7.44. UK C of A 7089 issued 22.8.44. Registered as TF-ISO (C of R 10) 5.4.45 to Flugfelag Islands H/F, Reykjavik.
Written off when pilot became lost in fog and poor visibility and ditched out of fuel in Bakkafjordur Bay, near Grimseyjarsundi, Iceland 27.8.45; pilot and two crew rescued by herring boat.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Europe/TF-ISM.html
3. https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/777146/
4. https://www.flugsafn.is/is/safngripir/tf-ism
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/27862259@N02/6331202123
6. https://is-is.facebook.com/153345741522685/posts/eins-og-margir-vita-er-veri%C3%B0-a%C3%B0-endursm%C3%AD%C3%B0i-de-havilland-dh89a-rapide-tv%C3%AD%C3%BEekju-no/580187508838504/
7. https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=4625967&issId=304724&lang=da
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2012 14:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2019 19:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2019 19:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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