ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299511
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | 22 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | HX795 |
| MSN: | 94004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Dum Dum, Calcutta, West Bengal, Brit. India -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dum Dum, Calcutta, India |
| RAF Dum Dum, Calcutta, India |
c/no 94004 (Gipsy Minor #20004): To Bombay Flying Club Ltd with C of A 6665 issued 29.6.39. Registered VT-ALI [C of R 380] 24.3.39 to De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Karachi. Re-registered 26.10.39 to Bombay Flying Club Ltd, Bombay. Registration VT-ALI cancelled 12.3.42.
Impressed into military service as HX795 12.41. To 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, Driggs Road, Karachi (by 1.43).
Written off (Damaged beyond repair) when undercarriage collapsed on landing at RAF Dum Dum, Calcutta 22.9.43. Struck off charge 30.4.44 as Cat.E(FA)
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p940.html
3. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose_International_Airport#Early_history
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2022 00:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Oct-2022 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2022 01:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category] |
| 10-Jul-2023 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category]] |
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