ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222485
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Societe Transports Aeriens du Gabon, |
| Registration: | F-OAND |
| MSN: | 6909 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Léon-Mba International Airport, Libreville -
 Gabon
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Léon-Mba International Airport, Libreville, Gabon (LBV/FOOL) |
| Port Gentil Airport, Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon (POG/FOOG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6909: Taken on charge as NR845 at De Havilland Witney 30.7.45. C of A 7309 issued 18.12.45 (to Ministry of Aircraft Production). Sold 1.1.46 to BOAC for Iraqi Airways; handed over 21.12.45 under Rapide Programme No.6. Registered as YI-ABH 7.1.46 to Iraqi Airways, Baghdad; delivered 9.1.46-20.1.46. Returned to UK via Malta; Landed on 22.2.48 at 19:30, departed on the 24.2.48 at 07:25. Customs records describe this as a ferry flight to the UK (possibly by AR Pilgrim) and stored Manchester/Ringway.
Registered as G-ALGI (C of R 12518) 13.1.49 to Walter Westoby, Blackpool (based Squires Gate). C of A renewed 7.7.49. New C of R No R1421 issued in 1950. Cancelled 27.2.52 & registered 13.3.52 to W.S. Shackleton Ltd, London W1. Cancelled 4.4.52 & registered 7.4.52 to C.E. Harper Aircraft Co Ltd, Exeter.
Registration cancelled 21.9.53 as sold in France; inspected at Toussus-le-Noble 24.9.53. Registered as F-OAND 25.9.53 to Societe Transports Aeriens du Gabon, Libreville, Gabon.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 30.6.54 at Léon-Mba International Airport, Libreville, Gabon. Registration F-OAND cancelled 23.9.54.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALGI.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p069.html
4. https://www.airliners.net/photo/Westair-Flying-Services/De-Havilland-DH-89A-Dragon-Rapide/1757809
5. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/10127/G-ALGI
6. http://www.aviationinmalta.com/CivilGeneralAviation/Deliveries/PropsTurboprops/tabid/875/language/en-US/Default.aspx
7. http://www.antonakis.co.uk/registers/francenew/20150826.txt
8. https://immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html
9. Du trimoteur au quadrijet: le transport aérien en Afrique noire francophone p159 By Vital Ferry
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2019 02:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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