Accident de Havilland DH-9A ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231832
 
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Date:Wednesday 12 August 1925
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH-9A
Owner/operator:84 Sqn RAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Ur -   Iraq
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Shaibah, Basra
Destination airport:Baghdad
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mail plane crashed in a sand storm. Pilot killed, mechanic escaped unhurt, but lost his mind and was found to be out of the desert.
12.8.25 DH9A 84 Sqdn crashed near Ur, Iraq (P/O JJ FitzGerald killed & AC1 FE Leatherdale slightly injured).[Flight 20 Aug 25 p542]

Sources:

ABC (Madrid) 15 August 1925, p14
De Telegraaf
14-08-1925
Flight 20 Aug 25 p542

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Dec-2019 22:07 TB Added
24-Feb-2021 12:08 Cobar Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Dec-2023 17:17 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source]

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