ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206286
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| Date: | Friday 16 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | Captain The Hon Lionel John Clive Lambart, RN |
| Registration: | G-AFNY |
| MSN: | 9401 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Daedalus, Lee on Solent Naval Air Station, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | HMS Daedalus, Lee on Solent Naval Air Station, Hampshire |
First registered [C of R 8986] on 13.4.39 as G-AFNY to Captain The Hon Lionel John Clive Lambart, DSO, RN, Sheraton, Wiltshire (aircraft based at Bristol Airport, Whitchurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire). C of A 6587 issued 22.6.39.
Withdrawn from use and stored at Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire from 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of WWII. Permit issued to Mr Hansel 9.2.40 for ferry flight from Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire to HMS Daedalus, RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire; for tests by RAF & RN pilots
Written off (destroyed) 18.8.40; destroyed by enemy action (air raid) on HMS Daedalus, Lee on Solent Naval Air Station, Hampshire. Two fatalities were sustained as a result of the raid, which struck the hangar that G-AFNY was parked in:
COOKE, Bernard A, Naval Airman, FAA/FX 76323, bombing, DOW (Died of Wounds Sustained)
MANN, Richard F, Leading Air Fitter (A), FAA/FX 76046, died as a result of enemy action
Registration G-AFNY cancelled by the Air Ministry 12.11.45 as a result of the 1945 census by the Air Ministry into the status of all pre-war aircraft, hence "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft 12.11.45 (Census 1945)".
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-AFNY.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1940-07JUL.htm
5. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16683.0
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p941.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Lee-on-Solent_(HMS_Daedalus)#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2018 19:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 19:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2020 02:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2022 23:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 24-Oct-2022 00:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2022 00:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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