ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18746
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| Date: | Friday 31 May 1940 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W6457 |
| MSN: | 6445 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Auneuil, Oise department, Hauts-de-France, SW of Beauvais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA/LFOB) |
First Registered as G-AFSO [C of R 9076] on 21.4.39 to Western Airways Ltd, London W.1 (aircraft based at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset). C of A 6554 issued 22.5.39. Operated by 24 Squadron, RAF Hendon, Middlesex, from 10.10.39. Registration G-AFSO cancelled 4.1.40 as sold.
Impressed into RAF as W6457 on 23.1.40, retained by 24 Squadron. Forced landed near Auneuil, Oise Department, Hauts-de-France [at approximate Coordinates: 49°22′15″N 1°59′52″E] on 31.5.40 during evacuation, and destroyed by German machine gun fire. It was apparently attacked by three Luftwaffe Bf.110s, forced to land and then strafed at 16:00 hours (local time) on 31.5.40. I believe the location was near Auneuil, Oise Department, just South West of Beauvais. According to an entry in the 24 Squadron RAF Operation Record Book:
"31 May 1940: Flying Officer Ogilvie and three passengers and one wireless operator forced down after several successful manoeuvres near Aneuil. Enemy set fire to aircraft with machine-gun fire, causing total loss to DH 89A No. W6457. No casualties"
Struck off charge 3.6.40.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFSO.pdf
3. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/May40.html
4. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=23091
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p064.html
6. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
7. http://www.24sqnassociation.royalairforce.net/issue7.htm
8. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Western-Airways/De-Havilland-DH-89-Dragon-Rapide/2275793
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auneuil
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jan-2012 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 12:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2017 22:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2017 22:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2017 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Feb-2018 16:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2018 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Mar-2019 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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