ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206726
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| Date: | Thursday 30 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Piper J-4A Cub Coupe |
| Owner/operator: | 414 (Sarnia Imperials) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BV180 |
| MSN: | 4-558 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Dunsfold, Alford, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunsfold, Surrey |
First civil registered [C of R 9159/1] on 4/7/39 to Inverness Aero Club, London W.1 (aircraft based at Inverness Airport, Dalcross, Inverness). C of V 182 issued July 1939.
Withdrawn from use and stored at Inverness from 4/9/39 (when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of WW II). Civil registration G-AFWA cancelled 27/3/41 when impressed into military service as BV180.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30/1/41 when crashed at RAF Dunsfold, Alford, Surrey. Note that this date is some seven weeks AFTER the aircraft was wrecked!
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-AFWA.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/00464.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2018 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 11:14 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2024 11:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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