ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231337
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| Date: | Monday 4 August 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival Proctor Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | CAFU (Civil Aviation Flying Unit) |
| Registration: | G-AGPA |
| MSN: | H.764 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Plympton St. Mary, Plymouth, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Devon (PLH/EGHD) |
| Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Percival Proctor Mk. V G-AGPA: Built by F. Hills & Son Manchester (hence the c/no. H.764 - Percival built Proctors had MSNs starting with "Ae". First civil registered (C of R 9630/1; C of A 7188) on 19.6.45 to the Secretary of State, Minister for Civil Aviation, London WC.2. Operated by the CAFU (Civil Aviation Flying Unit) and used for radar calibration duties.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4.8.47 when crashed at Plympton St. Mary, Plymouth, Devon. Details of the crash are unknown, although it is believed there were no fatalities. Registration G-AGPA cancelled 20.7.48 as "reduced to produce as a result of a crash".
Note that several sources quote different dates for the demise of Proctor G-AGPA. The facts seems to be: Crashed 4 August 1947 as per the above. Taken to Gatwick Airport by road for assessment and possible repair. Not repaired, and instead written off and scrapped at Gatwick 20 July 1948, almost a year later. To confuse matters still further, the Air Ministry file at the National Archives (PRO) at Kew gives the date as "4 August 1949" [sic - see link #2]
Sources:
1. Safety Was No Accident: History of the UK Civil Aviation Flying Unit (CAFU) By James Fuller
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 217/1754: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C575908
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGPA.pdf
4. https://www.cafuhistory.com/1944---49.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plympton#St_Mary
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2019 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Dec-2019 13:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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