ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19280
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| Date: | Saturday 14 May 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.IV |
| Owner/operator: | Wiliam John Hunter t/a Aircraft Repairs (Ratcliffe) |
| Registration: | G-AHGV |
| MSN: | 757 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Humberstone, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leicester Airport, Stoughton, Leicestershire (EGBG) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP Mk IV MT191: military service with 662 Squadron. Struck off charge on sale 10/11/1946.
First civil registered (C of A 8777/C of R 10041/1) 2/12/1946 to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, Leicestershire. Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 28/2/1947. Re-registered (C of R 10041/2) on 9/4/1947 to Kenning Aviation Ltd, Burnaston, Derby. Registration cancelled/lapsed 17/5/1947 upon sale. Re-registered (C of R 10041/3) 23/5/1947 to Arthur Harrison, Brimingham. Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 5/1/1949. Re-registered (C of R 10041/4) 12/2/1949 to Wiliam John Hunter t/a Aircraft Repairs (Ratcliffe), Ratcliffe, Leicestershire.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Humberstone, Leicestershire 14/5/1949. Registration G-AHGV cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry 9/8/1949 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal of use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AHGV.pdf
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p07.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=640
4. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AHGV.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberstone_and_Hamilton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Sep-2012 09:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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