ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202960
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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACDY |
| MSN: | 3189 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Don, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Doncaster, South Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 4198) 20.3.33 as G-ACDY to The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd., East Fortune Airfield, Edinburgh, Lothian (aircraft based at Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex at time of registration). C of A 3812 issued 6.4.33.
G-ACDY had a fairly short life: it was operated from April to August 1933 on British Hospitals Air Pageants tour. written off (damaged beyond repair) on 26.8.33 when crashed into the River Don, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, whilst being operated by British Hospitals Air Pageant. Also stated as being near Aberdeen but the Air Pageant was at Sheffield that day.
Registration G-ACDY cancelled 2.10.33 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=77
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACDY.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Don,_Yorkshire
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doncaster
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2017 18:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jul-2021 19:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2021 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Category] |
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