ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206105
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.11A Whitney Straight |
| Owner/operator: | 271 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BD168 |
| MSN: | 306 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thruxton Airfield, 5 miles west of Andover, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham, Basingstoke, Hampshire (ODH/EGVO) |
| Thruxton Airfield, Andover, Hampshire (EGHO) |
Miles M.11A Whitney Straight, with c/n 306, received its C of A in Belgium as OO-UMK on 3.2.37 which was issued to M.Camille Gutt. On 27.7.38 it was sold and re-registered in the UK [C of R 8679] to Airwork Ltd., Heston as G-AFJJ (as part exchange for the Miles Monarch OO-UMK). C of A 5778 issued August 1938.
Civil registration G-AFJJ cancelled on 23.8.40 when the aircraft was impressed as BD168 for 271 Squadron RAF and damaged beyond repair in a forced landing at Thruxton, five mlies west of Andover, Hampshire on 1.8.44, resulting in it being struck off charge and being reduced to components.
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-AFJJ.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/CivilPics/civil_pics_ootaa_oozzz/miles_m.11a_whitney_straight_ooumk.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_OO-.html
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15720.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2018 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2021 01:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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