ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222821
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | 782 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | X7482 |
| MSN: | 6599 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Donibristle, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Donibristle, Fife |
| RNAS Donibristle, Fife | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 6599: Taken on charge as X7482 against Contract No B.104592/40 at 9 MU RAF Cosford 4.1.42. (2 x Gipsy Queen III engines #70222/70227) To 3 Delivery Flight, High Ercall 16.4.42. To 2 Signal School Yatesbury 9.9.42; became 2 Radio School 1.1.43. To De Havilland Witney for maintenance 5.4.45; to 18 MU RAF Dumfries 2.9.45.
Transferred to Royal Navy 17.10.45. To RNAS Evanton 5.11.45. To RN Air Unit, Old Sarum by 1949]. To RNAS Stretton by 7.49 to 4.50 for storage. To RNAS Arbroath by 7.50. Returned to 782 Squadron, RNAS Donibristle by 7.51. Back to RN Air Unit Old Sarum by 1.52. Later returned to 782 Squadron, RNAS Donibristle.
Written off (damaged beyond repair); Wrecked when overshot on landing and ran into soft ground at the end of runway at RNAS Donibristle 25.3.53. Struck off charge 25.3.53 as Cat.5(FA)
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p065.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2019 23:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Sep-2019 19:15 | nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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