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| Date: | Thursday 25 January 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | FPP ATA |
| Registration: | G-AESW |
| MSN: | 7544 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Ringway, Cheshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire |
| RAF Ringway, Cheshire |
Dragonfly c/n 7544: First civil registered as G-AESW (C of R 7617) on 3.2.37 to W A Rollason, Croydon. C of A 2815 issued 3.37. Re-registered (C of R 7617/2) on 12.7.39 to Nash Aircraft Sales & Hire, Croydon. Sold on 17.7.39 to Air Taxis Ltd, still based at Croydon. Re-registered (C of R 7617/3) on 24.7.39 to Air Taxis Ltd, Croydon.
Operated by Air Transport Auxiliary at RAF White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire on outbreak of WWII (=on or about 4.9.39). Crashed at RAF Ringway, Cheshire 25.1.40, but was repaired. Registration G-AESW cancelled 10.5.40 as 'sold'. ("Change of Ownership of Aircraft"; in face requisitioned by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry). Impressed into military service as AV976 on 12.5.40 and to No. 110 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Wing, RAF Ringway, Cheshire 13.5.40. Allotted to 7 AACU Castle Bromwich 16.5.40 but possibly not delivered. Used for spares at RAF Ringway, Cheshire, and Struck Off Charge 11.11.40.
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AESW.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ae
4. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Jan40.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH90.pdf
6. hhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ringway#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 23:16 | Anon. | Added |
| 09-Jan-2011 09:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2014 00:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:53 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 28-Oct-2017 19:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 16-Nov-2022 18:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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