ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205114
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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.3B Falcon Six |
| Owner/operator: | 781 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | W9373 |
| MSN: | 248 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Daedulus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire |
First registered [C of R 7067] 23.6.36 as G-AEKK to The Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd., Fort Dunlop, Erdington, Birmingham (aircraft based at Castle Bromwich Aerodrome). C of A 5609 issued July 1936.
Civil registration G-AEKK formally cancelled by the Air Ministry on 6.1.40 when impressed into military service as W9373 for the Royal Navy, where it was delivered on 2.3.40 to 781 Squadron RN FAA (Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm) at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), Lee on Solent, Hampshire.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16.10.41when crashed on take off from HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire. Pilot was Lt Commander A.M. Pilling, who survived but was injured.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AEKK.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jeOe0C3yMV0J:www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/FalconSix.html+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2018 00:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Jan-2018 00:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Mar-2020 14:19 | DB | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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