ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301241
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| Date: | Sunday 25 September 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | Shell Oil Co of Nigeria |
| Registration: | VR-NAA |
| MSN: | 7565 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Abéché Airport, Abeche, Ouaddaï Region -
 Chad
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Abéché Airport, Abeche, Ouaddaï Region, Chad (AEH/ATTC) |
| Lagos Airport, Lagos, Nigeria (LOS/DNMM) |
c/no 7565 (Gipsy Major #80229/80230) C of A 6246 issued 7.4.38 to Shell Oil Co of Nigeria. Registered VR-NAA [C of R 1] 18.5.38 to The Shell Oil Co of East Africa Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria. Departed Croydon Airport 16.6.38 on delivery via Cairo (Egypt) and Khartoum (Sudan)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take off at Abéché Airport, Abeche, Ouaddaï Region, Chad 25.9.38 [pilot: Flying Officer Jack R Van]. Abéché (Arabic: أبشه, Absha) is the fourth largest city in Chad and is the capital of Ouaddaï Region.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH90.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p075.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab%C3%A9ch%C3%A9_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2022 01:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Nov-2022 17:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2022 17:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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