ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170788
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| Date: | Friday 2 January 1976 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Auster J/1N Alpha |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Bernard Taylor |
| Registration: | G-AGVF |
| MSN: | 1857 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Enstone Airfield, Banbury Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Enstone Airfield, Enstone, Oxfordshire (EGSN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Substantially damaged in a gale when parked at Enstone Airfield, Oxfordshire on the night of 1/1/1976-2/1/1976. According to a report in "Auster Quarterly (Vol 1 No 6):
"At Enstone, Oxon, strong winds completely uprooted the main hangar, and in doing so caused the destruction of J/1N Alpha G-AGVF, and seriously damaged Terrier 2 G-ASCH, though the latter was subsequently repaired and returned to glider-towing duties with the Enstone Eagles Gliding Club..."
Later repaired/rebuilt, and sold on. UK civil registration G-AGVF cancelled 7/8/78 as "sold in Australia". The aircraft arrived in Australia and was stored for some years.
Sold to a Nr. H. Jones of Langford, Western Australia. Today G-AGVF is in Perth, Western Australia having a major rebuild. Australian registration VH-UXB allocated
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGVF-1.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGVF-2.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGVF-3.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGVF-4.pdf
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1289044/
6. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1749
7. http://austerhg.org/auster_mags/Auster%20Quarterly%20Volume%201%20Number%206.pdf
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enstone_Airfield
Media:
G-AGVF at Poddington, Bedfordshire c.1964
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2015 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2015 23:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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