ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203030
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| Date: | Sunday 17 August 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 8 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | BD169 |
| MSN: | 7009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frith Barracks, Blackdown, Owslebury, Winchester, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Bromwich, Staffordshire |
c/no 7013: Registered G-ACKN [C of R 4462] 2.12.33 to The Hon Brian Lewis, t/a Brian Lewis & Co Ltd, Heston (and used as demonstrator). C of A 4118 issued 20.12.33. Entered by William R Porter, Hooton Park in Kings Cup 7.34, flown by personal pilot Sydney W Sparkes as '28'. Re-registered [C of R 7022] 14.5.36 to Frank Wallis, Fordingbridge, Hampshire [aircraft based at Southampton]. Registration cancelled 8.5.40 as sold ('change of ownership of aircraft') .
Impressed into military service as AV975 on 12.5.40 and to 110 (AAC) Wing, Ringway, Cheshire 15.5.40. To 8 AACU RAF Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire 8.6.40 (later at Weston Zoyland/Old Sarum/Cardiff). To 7 AACU RAF Castle Bromwich, Staffordshire 25.8.41.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed in snow storm into Frith Barracks, Blackdown, Owslebury, Winchester, Hampshire 5.2.42 and destroyed by fire; pilot, Sgt Jendrosz badly injured.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100-AZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1986 p 20)
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACKN.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1325081
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p070.html
7. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Europe/G-ACKL.html
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2008.pdf
9. https://britishplacenames.uk/blackdown-hampshire-su535225#.YzyLuY7x7Ss
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owslebury
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Mar-2019 06:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-May-2019 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2019 07:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2022 19:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-Oct-2022 19:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-Oct-2022 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 04-Oct-2022 19:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2022 19:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Oct-2022 22:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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