ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202984
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Spartan Arrow |
| Owner/operator: | Romford Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACHF |
| MSN: | 85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maylands Aerodrome, Harold Hill, Romford, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Maylands Aerodrome, Harold Hill, Romford, Essex |
Spartan Arrow [Gipsy II] first registered as G-ACHF [C of R 4379] 13.5.33 to Henlys Ltd, Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. C of A 3955 issued 19.6.33. Crashed on take-off Brooklands Aerodrome, Brooklands, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey 15.9.33; Pilot Lady Dorothy Mary Clayton East Clayton (aged 26) jumped from aeroplane at 50 mph after throttle lever broke on the ground, and was killed.
Aircraft repaired at Somerton Aerodrome, East Cowes, Isle of Wight 1933-35: After repairs, re-registered [C of R 6151] 2.8.35 to The Marquess of Kildare, Lympne, Kent. Re-registered [C of R 7178] 13.7.36 to Thomas A Somerset-Webb, Lympne, Kent. Came fourth in the 1936 Wakefield Trophy Race. Re-registered [C of R 7938] 15.6.37 to John B.T. Collins, Shoreham, West Sussex. Re-registered [C of R 8310] 20.1.38 to Romford Flying Club Ltd, Maylands Aerodrome, Harold Hill, Romford, Essex.
Withdrawn from use 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war, and stored at Maylands Aerodrome. Written off when destroyed by fire in a hangar fire at Maylands Aerodrome, Harold Hill, Romford, Essex 6.2.40. Registration G-ACHF cancelled 7.2.40 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft".
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACHF.pdf
3. http://wight.hampshireairfields.co.uk/sim.html
4. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/HoweSteven/12295.htm
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
7. http://www.lgchronicle.net/DDurrant.html
8. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Dorothy_Mary_Clayton_East_Clayton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2017 17:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Nov-2023 05:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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