ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203574
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| Date: | Monday 23 July 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | BK L25c Swallow |
| Owner/operator: | Arthur Sebag-Montefiore |
| Registration: | G-ACUM |
| MSN: | 17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beenham, 6 miles east of Newbury, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodley Aerodrome, near Reading, Berkshire |
| Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 5152) 14.6.34 as G-ACUM to Arthur Sebag-Montefiore, London SW.1 (aircraft based at Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex). C of A 4383 issued June 1934.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23.7.34 when crashed at Beenham, six miles east of Newbury, Berkshire; aircraft caught fire on impact and burnt out. Pilot/owner Arthur Sebag-Montefiore and his passenger survived this crash, with injuries, but Sebag-Montefiore was later killed on 28.4.35 in the crash of Miles M.2F Hawk Major G-ADCW at Manston, Kent. Registration G-ACUM cancelled by the Air Ministry 8.12.34 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://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACUM.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
4. https://www.geni.com/people/Arthur-Sebag-Montefiore/6000000004016435714
5. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/arthur-sebag-montefiore_138245645
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/BK_BAMco.pdf
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1934.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Mar-2020 19:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2020 06:47 | Klemm Owner | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Nov-2022 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Nov-2022 17:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 21-Nov-2022 17:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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