ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210414
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 May 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Westland WS-51 |
| Owner/operator: | BEA (British European Airways) |
| Registration: | G-AKCU |
| MSN: | 5128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Croesor Dam, Merionethshire, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Wrexham, North Wales |
| Croesor Dam, Merionethshire, North Wales | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered 9/10/47 as G-AKCU (C of A V-331) to Westland Aircraft Ltd., Yeovil, Somerset (C of R 11808/1). Delivered 19/12/47 for trials. Registration cancelled/lapsed 28/1/48. Re-registered same day (C of R 11080/2) to BEA (British European Airways Corporation), Ruislip, Middlesex. Shown as based Westland Heliport 31/7/48
This aircraft was short lived, coming to grief on 24/5/49 while carrying sand and cement on Britain's first industrial airlift, after being caught in a downdraught off mountains near Croesor Dam, Merionethshire, North Wales, whilst airlifting cement to repair the dam. Pilot unhurt.
NOTE: G-AKCU was not a Westland Dragonfly (which were not produced until the following year) but was a Sikorsky-built S-51 aircraft imported from the USA. (Ex-US FAA registry as NC92811). Hence the MSN 5128 is a Sikorsky one (Westland built aircraft were in the range from WA/H/1 upwards)
Sources:
1. Kites, Birds & Stuff - Westland Aircraft by P. D. Stemp
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKCU.pdf
3. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234981337-172-westland-dragonfly-hr3-new-variant-by-mach-2-released/&page=2
4. Picture of wreckage: http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1819/9929493/24756115/413105345.jpg
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/13071.php
6. http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum/helicopter-fora/nostalgia/341-the-rotary-nostalgia-thread/page5#post3333
7. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/g-1.php
8. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/beafleetlist.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croesor_quarry
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2018 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-May-2018 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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