ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18185
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 March 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Newcastle Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-AJIO |
| MSN: | 2333 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) |
| Clacton, Essex (EGSQ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First civil registered as G-AJIO (C of R 11329/1; C of A 9318) on 30/4/47 to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby Aerodrome, Leicestershire. Registration cancelled/lapsed 18/7/47 upon sale.
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 11329/2) on 25/8/47 to William George Pearson, West Hartlepool, County Durham. Registration cancelled/lapsed 21/9/48 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 11329/3) on 24/9/48 to George Wrigley Baker, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Registration cancelled/lapsed 21/7/51 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (with new C of R R.2459/4) on 26/7/51 to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club, Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 9/8/54.
Sold on and re-registered (C of R R.2459/5) 27/8/54 to "The Lord Mayor, Alderman and Citizens of the City and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne" Woolsington (Newcastle) Airport, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Still operated as before by the Newcastle Aero Club
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into the sea off Clacton, Essex on 9/3/1955. Registration G-AJIO cancelled 21/4/1955 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJIO-1.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJIO-2.pdf
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2229
4. Auster G-AJIO at Wolverhampton-Pendeford - Goodyear Air Races 16/5/53: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1648568
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Dec-2012 13:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2020 00:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 08-May-2020 17:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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