ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291993
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| Date: | Saturday 10 November 1956 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | H A [Classie] Botha |
| Registration: | ZS-DDK |
| MSN: | 7114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Benoni, Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benoni, Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng |
c/no. 7114: To Wilson Airways, Kenya with C of A 5181 issued 24.10.35. Registered as VP-KBX 1.36 to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi. Re-registered 2.4.36 to Mrs. H Wynne-Eyton, Nairobi. Impressed into KAAU (Kenyan Auxiliary Army Unit) in Nairobi as 'K6' 9.39. Transferred to SAAF as 2038 10.43. Re-registered as ZS-DDK 22.9.49. Registered to H A [Classie] Botha, Benoni, Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng
Written off (destroyed by fire): Destroyed by arson in hangar fire at Benoni 10.11.56, with four other aircraft; registration ZS-DDK cancelled 30.8.57
Benoni is a town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng, South Africa.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p071.html
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
3. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH85_Leopard_Moth.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VP-K.html
5. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH_in_SAAF_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vp-kaa_&_sy-aaa.pdf
7. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-other-registers
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoni,_Gauteng
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 09:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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