Rapide G-ACPY lost 3 June 1941

Originally Posted by Juha

Brian
there was an article in an AE on loss of a Rapide off Scilly Islands years ago with colour profile etc

Juha

thanks again for info.
Gary

this is just a review from a book i did own regarding a beufighter. in scotland, that was to be tested out.
in 1942 a pilot was to test a beu out but felt unwell, well a other pilot test flyer came down from the tower and said whats up. the pilot said he was to take that beu up but was not well , the other pilot said ok ill do it.......tea can wait.
then he put on his gear then started up the plane then went, later on 3 to 4 hours past the pilots were a bit concerned by him not arriving, they looked on the hangers top to see if any fires were seen nothin" THAT WAS THE LAST ANYBODY HEARD FROM HIM EVER AGAIN, his push bike was still there were he parked it.when leaving. he was never seen again ,
well it was near the coast..
Gary

[Stig Jarlevik]

Brian

First of all G-ACPY was NOT a Rapide, but a DH 84 Dragon c/n 6076. According to John Hamlin and the book The de Havilland Dragon/Rapide family the aeroplane was shot down by the Luftwaffe, probably a Ju 88, on June 3rd 1941. Registered owner was Great Western & Southern Airlines Ltd, Land's End. Operating a service between Scilly Isles (St Mary's) and Land's End (St Just), pilot Capt W D Anderson and five pax were killled. The aircraft was cancelled from the British civil register on June 11th the same year.

Cheers
Stig

[Henk Welting]

Captain William Donald ANDERSON - DFC - is listed by the CWGC in "Air crashes at sea". In same register are for 3-6-1941, and what may have been the passengers:
Mrs Georgina E.L. GRIFFITH
Mr John LEGGITT
Mrs Sheelagh M. LEGGITT
Jeanine LEGGITT - age 11
Ronalita LEGGITT - age 9

Henk.