ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222113
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 June 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Operating Co of South Africa Pty Ltd. |
| Registration: | ZS-ATV |
| MSN: | 6914 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thysville Airfield, Congo Central Province, Belgian Congo -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Thysville Airfield, Belgian Congo |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6914: Taken on charge as NR850 at De Havilland Witney 14.8.45. C of A 7540 issued 18.3.46. Sold 23.3.46 to Aircraft Operating Co Ltd. Registered as ZS-ATV 12.4.46 to Aircraft Operating Co of South Africa Pty Ltd.
Written off (destroyed) when Crashed on take-off & destroyed by fire at Thysville Airfield, Belgian Congo 5.6.51. Registration ZS-ATV cancelled 26.10.51.
NOTE: Thysville is now known as Mbanza-Ngungu, and the Belgian Congo is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH89_Dragon_Rapide.html
3. https://rzjets.net/aircraft/?page=5&typeid=352
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2019 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Feb-2019 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country] |
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