X7522
De Havilland DH89 Dominie X7522, impressed into RAF service, one of 6 Dominies transferred to the 8th AF USAAF.
Taken on charge as X7522 against Contract No B.104592/40 at 18 MU 2-Aug-42. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 17-Aug-42. To 8th AF USAAF 1-Dec-42. To USAAF Warton [Feb-43]. Landing accident Burtonwood 8-Feb-43; repaired. To 86 FrS/27 FrG, Base 575 [Oct-43]. Landing accident Station 519, Grove 20-Oct-43. To Alconbury [1944]. To de Havilland for maintenance 17-May-44; to 5 MU 14-Sep-44. Sold 11-Mar-48 to Denham Air Services. Regd G-AKTX (CofR 12209) 1-Mar-48 to Leslie Ernest Gisborne t/a Denham Air Services, Denham. CofA 10054 issued 8-Apr-48. Regd 22-Apr-48 to Mayfair Air Services Ltd, London W1. Regn cld 17-May-50 as "disappeared". Actually ferried ex Croydon to Palestine, via Nicosia; arrived Tel Aviv 5-May-48. To Israeli AF as S-72; operated by Galilee Squadron [Jun-48]; also at Sde Dov [Jun-48]. To IDF/AF 1302.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
Places
Events
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Other Transferred |
Warton, Sta 582, UK | 1 December 1942 | Transferred to 86th Air Transport Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, 8th AF USAAF 1-Dec-42. |
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Crashed |
Burtonwood, Warrington, UK | 8 February 1943 | Landing accident Burtonwood/Sta 590 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Clarence E Robison, 8-Feb-43. |
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Crashed |
Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12, UK | 20 October 1943 | Taxiing accident Grove/Sta 519, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt William E Doherty, 20-Oct-43. |
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Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | Built at de Havilland. | |
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Other Transferred |
Hendon, London NW4, UK | Transferred to 86 Ferry Sqn, 27 Ferry Grp, 8AF USAAF Base 575 Oct-43. |