ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202216
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| Date: | Thursday 27 August 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Klemm L27a III |
| Owner/operator: | British Railway Traffic & Electric Co, |
| Registration: | G-AAWW |
| MSN: | 196 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Croydon Aiport, Croydon, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 2523) as G-AAWW 17.4.30 to Major E.F. Stephens. Sold on and re-registered to W.L. Runciman, Cramlington Aerodrome, Cramlington, Northumberland. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 3254) 12.6.31 to British Railway Traffic & Electric Co, London SW.1 (aircraft based at Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27.8.31 when crashed at Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey. Pilot, Flight Lt Walter Fraser Anderson DSO DFC (Ret) & 2 passengers unhurt. Registration G-AAWW cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.2.33 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AAWW.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/13/C202: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576670
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Aug31.html
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15690.0
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1934.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 13:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Mar-2020 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2020 20:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2024 09:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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