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Aircraft Type Photo
BELOW: A restored de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide (G-AEML) in flight.
Photo: 2005 Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone). Released by the author to the public domain. More details at Wikipedia
Aircraft Type and Background
Railway Air Services / Highland Airways de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide / G-AFFF
The DH-89 was a short-haul passenger aircraft developed during the 1930's as a smaller version of the DH-86 Express. The DH-89 Rapide was equipped with two Gipsy Six six cylinder air-cooled engines. This was one of de Havilland's most successful commercial aircraft of the period.
The prototype first flew in 1934, and the production variant gained many sales worldwide. From 1936 onward, the Rapides were redesignated as DH-89A's.
DH Rapides impressed into military service during WWII were known as DH Dominies.
Several of these aircraft are still in airworthy condition. (Dragon Rapide flights)
BELOW: A DH-89A Rapide (G-AGTM) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England.
Photo: 2005 Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone). Released by the author to the public domain. More details at Wikipedia
Aircraft Accident Details
On 27 September 1946, Dragon Rapide G-AFFF of Highland Airways was on a flight from Port Ellen to Renfrew. The pilot lacked experience in letting down in cloud and was having problems in locating the aerodrome. Another Rapide , G-ADAF was on approach from Inverness and after 15 minutes of waiting for G-AFFF to land , the pilot requested priority landing and landed. G-AFFF flew into Craigton Hill killing the 2 crew and 5 passengers.
The enquiry concluded that the pilot of G-AFFF mistook the instructions to the other aircraft as being for himself , which took the aircraft further North into the hill.
Aircraft Crew / Passenger Casualties
Seven people died in this accident. These were:
Crew:
Passengers:
Alexander Jamieson James Crombie John McKay George Beattie Act Sub Lt Derek Miles (Buried - Sutton St. Fintans Co. Dublin.)
[Details in above two sections were kindly provided by Alan Leishman]
Crash Site Photos
BELOW: Part of the crankshaft from the DH Dragon Rapide that crashed at Craigton Hill near Milngavie in 1946.
Photo: © 2009 Alan Leishman
Possibly, this is the only remaining part of the aircraft to be found at the crash site.
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Crash Date / Site
Accident Date: 27 Sep 1946
Accident Site: Craigton Hill
Region: East Dunbartonshire
Nearest town or village: Milngavie
Nearest large town: Milngavie (S) (Glasgow)
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GPS Ref: N/A
Present Condition: As far as is known, only part of the aircraft's crankshaft remains onsite (photo below).
Aircraft Details
Registration or Serial: G-AFFF
Operator: Railway Air Services / Highland Airways
Operating Base (Railway Air Services HQ): Croydon Aerodrome (later, Croydon Air Port)
Base Location: Croydon, S London
Current Airport Status: Closed in 1950s. Now, partly overbuilt with housing and partly playing fields and parkland.
Principal airport data courtesy of John Woodside, A Catalogue of UK Airfields
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