ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19502
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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Plus D |
| Owner/operator: | 651 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X7533 |
| MSN: | 131 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Alford, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Alford, Lincolnshire |
First civil registered [C of R 9170/1] on 1/8/39 as G-AFWL to Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd., Thurmaston, Leicestershire (aircraft based at Ratcliffe Aerodrome, Leicestershire). C of A 6722 issued 31/8/39. With the outbreak of WW II, G-AFWL remained unsold, and, as a result of that factor, and other more pressing "War work" it was dismantled at Rearsby in March/April 1940. Registration G-AFWL formally cancelled 29/5/40 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
However, rebuilt at Rearsby in May 1940, and civil registered 6/6/1940 as G-AGBF to Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd., Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Civil regsitration G-AGBF cancelled 1/8/40 due to "change of ownership of aircraft".
Impressed into military service as X7533 on 9/8/1940 under contract B.103819/40. Used for experiments in Air Observation Post operations with School of Army Co-operation, No.651 Squadron and No.1424 Flight.
During an AOP exercise with the 19th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, X7533 suffered an engine failure, and forced-landed at Alford, Lincolnshire. on 17/1/41, running into a ditch. The pilot, 2nd Lt A.C. Morgan, sustained injuries. The wreckage was taken to Taylorcraft Auster at Rearsby on 27/1/41, but was deemed beyond economical repair, and struck off charge on 4/2/41 as Cat.E1
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 1, Spring 1975 at http://austerhg.org/auster_mags/Auster%20Quarterly%20Volume%201%20Number%201.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFWL.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGBF.pdf
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
5. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=20
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
7. http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1941-incident-logs
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Dec-2012 05:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2013 05:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Aug-2013 04:22 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2014 18:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2015 16:17 | JEPA | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 25-Feb-2018 23:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2018 23:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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