ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222005
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| Date: | Saturday 22 February 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | HQ Flt Scottish FP RAF |
| Registration: | R9561 |
| MSN: | 6489 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire |
C/no. 6489: Taken on charge by RAF as R9561 under Contract 26448/39 at 12 MU 12.5.40. (2 x Gipsy Six engines #60088/60089). To 18 MU 16.7.40. To 7 Ferry Pilots Pool Sherburn 28.11.40. To HQ Flight Scottish Ferry Pool [by 2.41].
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when swung into fence on take-off RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire 22.2.41. Struck off charge as Cat.E(FA) 3.3.41
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980, page 58)
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2019 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2019 16:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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