De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide crash, Jan 15, 1949, Nor...

De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide accident on January 15, 1949 near North Ronaldsay Orkney, United Kingdom with no fatalities.

A British European Airways Dragon Rapide flying an ambulance mission with one patient landed at North Ronaldsay, Orkney, on 15 January 1949. After touchdown it went off the runway, struck a ditch and came to rest on its nose. All five occupants were unhurt, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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