ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18751
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| Date: | Monday 26 April 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Iraq Petroleum Transport Co |
| Registration: | G-AGUV |
| MSN: | 6912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ta'if Airport, Ta'if -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Taif Airport, Ta'if Saudi Arabia (TIF/OETF) |
| 21.4834, 40.541522 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6912: Taken on charge by the RAF as NR848 at DH Witney 8.8.45. Sold 9.1.46 to AAJC, Speke. Registered as G-AGUV (C of R 9750) 30.10.45 to Great Western & Southern Air Lines Ltd, Speke [hired from MCA]. C of A 7263 issued 9.1.46; delivered to AAJC Speke same day. Registered 1.2.47 to British European Airways Corporation; based Renfrew with effect from July 1949; named "RMA General Gordon" 1952.
Damaged on landing Lands End 9.6.52; repaired by 28.6.52. Registration cancelled 6.1.53. Registered 13.1.53 to Gibraltar Airways Ltd (C of R 936/3 issued). Registration cancelled 29.12.53. Registered 18.2.54 to A.J. Whittemore (Aeradio) Ltd, Croydon (C of R 936/4 issued). Modified to Series 4 Specification; reflown after modifications 31.3.54. Registration cancelled 22.3.54. Registered 5.4.54 to Iraq Petroleum Transport Co Ltd, Tripoli.
Written off when crashed and destroyed by fire at Ta'if Airport, Ta'if, Saudi Arabia 26.4.54. Registration G-AGUV cancelled 25.5.54 as "PWFU" (Permanently Withdrawn From Use)
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89a-dragon-rapide-bahrain
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGUV-1.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGUV-2.pdf
5. DH.89A G-AGUV at Gatwick Airport 19.7.51: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5853405105
6. https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/historic-aviation/112585-1950-s-60-s-archive-part-33-dragon-rapide#post112585
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%27if_Regional_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jan-2012 05:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2016 21:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2019 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2019 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2019 02:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2019 02:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country] |
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