ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206348
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 June 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | FPP ATA |
| Registration: | AV993 |
| MSN: | 7519 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brooklands Aerodrome, Weybridge, Surrey |
| White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, Berkshire |
c/no 7519 (Gipsy Major #8506/8521): To Baron L de Armella with C of A 5633 issued 27.8.36. Registered in France as F-AOZC [C of R 4870] 23.9.36 to Baron Sternberg de Armella, Paris. Re-registered 31.5.38 to Marcel Bleustein, Paris. Returned [by 31.1.39] to Air Dispatch Ltd, Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey.
Re-registered as G-AFRF (C of R 9042) 9.3.39 to Mutual Finance Ltd, and operated by Air Dispatch Ltd, Croydon. C of A renewed 7.3.39. Registration G-AFRF cancelled 24.2.40 and re-registered 12.3.40 to [associated company] Anglo-European Airways Ltd, Cardiff (aircraft based at Pengam Moors, Cardiff). Registration G-AFRF cancelled 22.6.40 as 'sold' ("Change of Ownership of Aircraft"; in fact requisitioned by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry). Impressed into military service as AV993. Served with the Ferry Pilots Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary (FPP ATA)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24.6.41 when crashed on take off from Brooklands Aerodrome, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey. To De Havilland at Witney, Oxfordshire 27.7.42 and Struck Off Charge 11.8.42
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 2000 p 152)
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-af
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFRF.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p075.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-16.html
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH90.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2018 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-May-2019 23:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 04:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2022 18:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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