ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202490
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 23 October 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 616 Avian IVM |
| Owner/operator: | Cirrus-Hermes Engineering Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ABIE |
| MSN: | R3/AV/491 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Moschiano, Avellino, Campania -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Darwin Airport, Darwin, NT (DRW/YPDN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 616 Avian IVM: Registered as G-ABIE [C of R 2982] 11.1.31 to R.A. Gardner, Brooklands Aerodrome, Brooklands, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey. C of A 2892 issued 30.1.31. Reported damaged in a crash at Esneh, Egypt, on 4 or 5.5.31. Repaired and returned to service. Re-registered [C of R 3702] 4.32 to Henlys Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. Re-registered [C of R 3873] 22.7.32 to Cirrus-Hermes Engineering Co Ltd., Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey. C of A lapsed 5.7.33.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23.10.34 when hit tree on forced landing, near Moschiano, Avellino, Campania, Italy. Pilot Sydney Packwood Jackson unhurt. The aircraft was flying from Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey, UK to Darwin, NT, Australia. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (25.10.34):
"Another Flight to Australia
Mr. S. P. Jackson — who had originally entered a D.H. “ Moth " in the England-Australia Race, but had to withdraw it as he could not get the machine ready in time — has acquired an Avro “Avian” (“Hermes II” engine), registered G-ABIE. in which he is attempting to beat the record set up last year by Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith for a flight from England to Australia. He left Croydon on October 18".
Registration G-ABIE cancelled November 1934 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/avian.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ab
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABIE.pdf
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1934.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.htmll
6. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/May31.html
7. https://archive.org/stream/Flight_International_Magazine_1934-10-25-pdf/Flight_International_Magazine_1934-10-25-pdf_djvu.txt
8. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-616-avian-ivm-italy
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moschiano
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2017 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Nov-2022 00:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 19-Nov-2022 00:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation