ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205828
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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth |
| Owner/operator: | The Cardiff Aeroplane Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AFDT |
| MSN: | 8150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Penarth, South Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pengham Moors, Cardiff, Glamorgan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered [C of R 8278] on 1.6.38 as G-AFDT to the Straight Corporation Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Hreston, Middlesex. C of A 6291 issued June 1938. Sold on and re-regsitered [C of R 8278/2] to Exeter Aero Club Ltd., Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon. Sold on and re-regsitered [C of R 8845] on 27.10.38 to Thanet Aero Club Ltd., London W.1 (aircraft based at Ramsgate Airport, Ramsgate, Kent).
Civil registration G-AFDT cancelled 22.1.40 when impressed into military service as W5779.
Registration G-AFDT restored [C of R 8845/2] on 20.5.46 Western Airways Ltd., Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Registration cancelled 16.4.48. Sold on and re-registered [C of R 8845/3, later 1293/3] on 3.5.48 to The Cardiff Aeroplane Club Ltd., Pengham Moors, Cardiff.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20.12.51 when crashed near Penarth, South Glamorgan. Registration G-AFDT cancelled by the Air Ministry 31.1.52 due to "(accident)"
From a published list of incidents "Crashes_Wales_and_West_Midlands" (source unknown) - collided with Taylorcraft Autocrat G-AIJG - also from Cardiff Aeroplane Club - 20th Dec 1951
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFDT.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A10.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p081.html
5. Weston-Super-Mare and the Aeroplane By Roger Dudley & Ted Johnson .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2018 15:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Feb-2021 21:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Jun-2023 16:58 | Anon. | Updated [[Source]] |
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