X7403

De Havilland DH89 Dominie X7403, impressed into RAF service, one of 6 Dominies transferred to the 8th AF USAAF.



Taken on charge as X7403 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 18 MU 7-Sep-41. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 20-Aug-42. To 8th AF USAAF 1-Dec-42. To de Havilland for maintenance 19-May-44; to 5 MU 11-Sep-44. Sold 11-Mar-48 to Denham Air Services. Regd G-AKTY (CofR 12210) 3-Mar-48 to Leslie Ernest Gisborne & Derek John Hayles t/a Ocean Airways, Portsmouth. Regd 15-Apr-48 to Herts & Essex Aero Club (1946) Ltd, Broxbourne. CofA 10081 issued 5-May-48. Regn cld 11-May-51 as sold in France. Regd F-BFVR [CofR 21520] 11-Aug-51 to Societe Commercial d’Aviation, Toussus. Regd Aug-53 to Societe Air-Madagascar, Ivato. Regd in Madagascar as 5R-MAM Jan-63 to same owner. Sold Jan-64 and regd F-OCBX 13-Mar-64 to Societe Air Djibouti, Djibouti. Regd 5R-MAM 31-May-65 to Societe Air Madagascar, Ivato. Regn closed Nov-66.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Tinwald Downs Roundabout, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG1 1TT, UK 7 September 1941 Delivered to 18 MU 7-Sep-41.

Other

Assigned

Hendon, London NW4, UK 1 December 1942 - 19 May 1944 Assigned to To 8th AF USAAF 1-Dec-42.

Crashed

Hendon, London NW4, UK 4 December 1942 Taxiing accident RAF Hendon Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Irwin J Levy. 4-Dec-42.

Manufactured

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK Built at de Havilland.