ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18460
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 February 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Auster J/5R Alpine |
| Owner/operator: | Grantchester Garage Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APFW |
| MSN: | 3307 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, between Toussus-le-Noble and Southend -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Toussus Le Noble, France (TNF/LFPN) |
| Southend Airport, Southend, Essex (SEN/EGMC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built 1957. One of only six Auster J/5R Alpines with the de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engine. First registered as G-APFW 29.8.57 to Paul Goodhall, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Sold on and re-registered 27.10.59 to Alcock & Priestley Ltd, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Sold on again and re-registered 22.4.60 to Grantchester Garage Ltd., Grantchester, Cambridge.
Written off (destroyed) 7.2.61 when crashed into the English Channel at approximate co ordinates 50'10" North, 01'10" West, after pilot bailed out. Aircraft was en route between Toussus-le-Noble, France, and Southend, Essex, UK. Pilot rescued by German freighter "Portunus" after 20 minutes.
Registration G-APFW cancelled 16.3.61 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. Passauer Neue Presse 9 February 1961, p2
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APFW.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auster_Alpine
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3200
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jan-2012 14:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2012 13:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2014 16:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2015 20:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 16:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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