ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19388
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1954 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
| Owner/operator: | B.K.S Engineering Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ANEP |
| MSN: | 1384 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia (DUS/EDDL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.V TJ309; to AOP School. RAF Service with the AOP School. Stuck off charge when sold 17/4/53. Became G-ANEP 2/10/53 with Vendair (London) Ltd Thornton Heath, Surrey (C of R R.4160/1). Sold to BKS 16/12/53 (C of R R4160/2); based at Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea-Essex. Used as crew ferry for the airline's engineers to fly out and repair on site defective/damaged aircraft
Written off (Destroyed by fire) whilst parked at Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 12/3/54. Registration G-ANEP cancelled 26/3/54
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1985 p.43)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANEP.pdf
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 220/136: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576924
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 220/137: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576925
5. http://saadonline.uk/archives/2185
6. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1270
7. Yorkshire Air News September 1968: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32778518/1968%2009.pdf
8. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/BKS.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jun-2012 15:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2015 21:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2018 08:58 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Dec-2019 19:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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