ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18771
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Date: | Saturday 21 August 1937 |
Time: | day |
Type: | de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
Owner/operator: | Toronto Globe & Mail Ltd |
Registration: | CF-BBG |
MSN: | 6354 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Toronto Air Harbour, Ontario -
Canada
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Toronto Air Harbour, Toronto, Ontario |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:c/no.6354: Floatplane shipped unassembled without engines to Canada with no UK C of A issued. Registered as CF-BBG [C of R 1985] 10.6.37 to The Globe and Mail Ltd, Toronto. Named “The Flying Newsroom” and equipped with floats.
Destroyed by fire whilst refuelling Toronto Air Harbour, Toronto, Ontario 21.8.37. Registration cancelled 21.8.37 (same day)
Sources:
1.
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf 2.
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?84126-Dragon-Rapide-on-floats 3.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-2.html 4.
https://canavbooks.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/dhc-4-freds-2-2014593.jpg 5.
http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/83-register-canada Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-May-2008 11:10 |
ASN archive |
Added |
01-Jan-2012 14:07 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
26-Oct-2017 00:59 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
18-Feb-2019 18:18 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
19-Mar-2019 20:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
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