ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204776
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| Date: | Saturday 5 June 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.2 Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | 8 E&RFTS RAF |
| Registration: | G-AEAZ |
| MSN: | 270 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Haines Hill, Hurst, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Woodley Aerodrome, near Reading, Berkshire |
| Woodley Aerodrome, nr Reading, Berkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered [C of R 6662] on 29.1.36 as G-AEAZ to Philips & Powis Aircraft Ltd., Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire. C of A 5360 issued February 1936. Assigned to 8 E&RFTS (Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School), which was operated by Philips & Powis Aircraft Ltd under contract to the Air Ministry.
Written off (destroyed) 5.6.37 when spun into the ground during practice forced landing, at Haines Hill, Hurst, Berkshire. Pilot - Sgt John Edmund Roe (RAFVR, aged 21) - was killed. Registration G-AEAZ cancelled by the Air Ministry on 8.12.37 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AEAZ.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A8.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2018 22:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Mar-2018 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2018 15:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
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