ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222791
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| Date: | Thursday 22 May 1958 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Cie de Transports Aeriens Autrex |
| Registration: | F-BGPI |
| MSN: | 6635 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Xam Neua, Houaphan Province, -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Xam Neua, Houaphan Province, Laos |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6635: Taken on charge as X7518 against Contract No B.104592/40 at 18 MU RAF Dumfries 24.6.42. To 1 Signal School, RAF Cranwell 20.7.42; renamed 1 Radio School 1.1.43. To De Havilland Witney for maintenance 26.5.44; to 5 MU, RAF Kemble 24.9.44 for storage pending disposal
Sold 25.3.48 to Aircraft & Engineering Services Ltd. Registered as G-AKMG (C of R 12044) 24.2.48 to Aircraft & Engineering Services Ltd, Croydon. Re-registered 9.4.48 to Sivewright Airways Ltd, Barton, Salford. C of A 10061 issued 13.5.48. C of A lapsed 18.6.51. Re-registered 3.3.52 to Transair Ltd, Croydon. Registration cancelled 23.4.52 as sold in France.
Inspected at Le Bourget 25.6.52. Registered as F-BGPI 25.6.52 to Aigle Azur Indochine, Hanoi. Re-registered 22.10.53 to Societe Autrex, Hanoi, Vietnam. C of A suspended Xam Neua, Houaphan Province, Laos (at approximate Coordinates: 20.4133°N 104.0481°E) on 22.5.58, probably after accident. Registration F-BGPI cancelled 30.11.59
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKMG.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p066.html
4. G-AKMG at Manchester (Ringway) 25.2.49: https://www.airliners.net/photo/Sivewright-Airways/De-Havilland-DH-89A-Dragon-Rapide/1902107
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1286414
6. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Aigle%20Azur.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xam_Neua
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2019 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Mar-2019 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2019 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
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