Incident Auster J/1 Autocrat G-AGXG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18174
 
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Date:Sunday 6 March 1955
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic J1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster J/1 Autocrat
Owner/operator:Denham Flying Club Ltd
Registration: G-AGXG
MSN: 1897
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Denham Airfield, Denham, Buckinghamshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Denham Aerodrome, Denham, Buckinghamshire (EGLD)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Auster J/1 Autocrat G-AGXG: First civil registered (C of R 9809/1; C of A 7365) on 21/1/46 to Athur John Linnell. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Registration cancelled/expired 16/1/52 upon sale

Sold on and re-registered (with new C of R R2483/2) on 23/1/52 to Group Captain Richard Angus McMurtrie ADO, DFC, Southampton, Hampshire. Registration cancelled/expired 10/8/54 upon sale

Sold on and re-registered (C of R R2483/3) on 25/8/54 to Denham Flying Club Ltd., Denham Airfield, Denham, Buckinghamshire

Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) at Denham Airfield, Buckinghamshire (EGLD) on 6/3/55 when Tiger Moth G-ANDA landed on top of it. Registration G-AGXG cancelled 30/3/1955 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"

Sources:

1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGXG.pdf
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1780
3. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AGXG.html
4. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/9464/G-AGXG
5. Auster at the factory in February 1946, including G-AHAR and G-AGXG: http://austerhg.org/gallery3/Beagle-1188178517/work/G-AHAR-G-AGXG-AUTOCRAT-LINESTOREDONNOSE27_2_46
6. G-AGXG at Sywell Norghants in August 1950: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1201215
7. http://www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk/sywell-aerodrome-magazine-1999-6-linnell-brothers.php

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
11-Feb-2013 15:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
08-May-2020 00:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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