ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203878
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.2H Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | W.C.Mitchell |
| Registration: | VP-KCM |
| MSN: | 135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya (WIL/HKNW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 5784) on 30.4.35 as G-ADGE to A.H. Cook, Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. C of A 4916 issued May 1935. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 7121) on 11.6.36 to Edward Fraser Walter, London W.6 (aircraft based at Brooklands Aerodrome, Brooklands, West Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey). UK registration G-ADGE cancelled 2.4.37 as "sold"
Sold on and re-registered 21.1.38 [C of R 64] as VP-KCM to W.C. Mitchell, Nairobi. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 12.8.39 at Nairobi-Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya. No injuries or fatalities reported.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADGE.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VP-K.html
6. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/93-register-other
7/ G-ADGE at Hanwoth 1936: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1402183
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2018 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Oct-2020 16:01 | MatthewC | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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