ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205186
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | The Merseyside Aero & Sports Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AELD |
| MSN: | 3512 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Talacre Beach, near Prestatyn, Flintshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talacre Beach, Prestatyn, Flintshire |
| Liverpool (Speke) Airport, Liverpool [EGGP] | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered {C of R 7085] on 21.7.36 as G-AELD to The Merseyside Aero & Sports Co Ltd, Liverpool (aircraft based at Liverpool (Speke) Airport, Liverpool). One of three DH.82 Tiger Moths (G-AELB/G-AELC/G-AELD) all registered on the same day to The Merseyside Aero & Sports Co Ltd, at Speke. C of A 5594 issued 19.8.36.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11.4.37 when crashed onto a beach and caught fire, at Talacre Beach, near Prestatyn, Flintshire. Passenger, Frank Blenkin (aged 19) was killed, and pilot James Donald Greenhaigh was seriously injured. Some published sources state that G-AELD was involved in giving "joy rides" (or "air experience flights") from an improvised airstrip on Talacre Beach.
Registration G-AELD cancelled by the Air Ministry 11.4.37 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. A Flying Life: An Enthusiast's Photographic Record of British Aviation By Richard Riding
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AELD.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p035.html
7. https://derbosoft.proboards.com/thread/13889/liverpool-aviation-accidents-incidents
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talacre
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2018 01:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Jan-2018 01:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase] |
| 30-Jul-2021 22:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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