ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205743
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| Date: | Sunday 12 June 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | SCAL FB30 Avion Bassou |
| Owner/operator: | Walter Louis Lewis |
| Registration: | G-AFCD |
| MSN: | FB.2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered [C of R 4860] in France as F-APDT in October 1936. First registered in the UK [C of R 8140] on 11.11.37 as G-AFCD to Hugh McClelland., Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex. Sold on and re-registered [C of R 8510] on 20.5.38 to Walter Louis Lewis, Richmond, Surrey (aircraft remained based at Hanworth)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12.6.38 when stalled shortly after take-off, Hanworth, and dived into the ground. Pilot/owner (and sole person on board) Walter Louis Lewis (aged 44) was killed. According to one source (see link #6):
"The keen amateur (Avion ‘Bassour’ G-AFCD – 12th June 1938)
Walter Lewis, aged 44, lived in Richmond, Surrey and was a member of Hanworth Flying Club. Most summer Sunday evenings over the previous three months, Walter Lewis had driven to Hanworth to fly his airplane for about half an hour at a time. His wife, who apparently did not like flying, waited in the car each time, watching her husband in the air. On Sunday evening of the 12th June 1938, he bid goodbye to his wife, who was watching from the car on the tarmac. After what was described as a perfect take-off, witnesses said they heard an explosion as the aircraft reached 6 to 9 metres and the machine stalled and dived into the ground".
Registration G-AFCD cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.7.38 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFCD.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A10.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-17.html
6. https://habitatsandheritage.org.uk/blog/air-crashes-at-hanworth-aerodrome/
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Air_Park#Private_flying_1929%E2%80%931934
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2018 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Feb-2018 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Mar-2018 18:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2022 20:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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