ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243412
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro 701 Athena T.2 |
| Owner/operator: | Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) |
| Registration: | VW893 |
| MSN: | 701/5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chilbolton, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Athena T.Mk.1 VW893, first flown 25/3/1950. Delivered 1/9/1950, to the ETPS (Empire Test Pilots School) RAF coded "27" (also had the "P in a cricle" markings, indicating that the aircraft was a prototype). Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1/4/1952, when crashed near Chilbolton, Hampshire.
Struck off Charge as Cat.5(s) and scrapped 30/10/1952. As can be seen from the photograph below, the Merlin engine was salvaged, and the rest of the airframe was dumped in the AAIB compound at Farnborough. Following this accident, the type was withdrawn from the strength of the ETPS Fleet.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VW
2. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
3. https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/avro-701-athena
4. https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/
Media:
Wreckage of Avro Athena VW893 dumped at Farnborough 1952:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2020 10:05 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 09-Jan-2021 09:48 | Sicak | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 04-Mar-2021 14:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2021 14:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2021 14:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2021 15:10 | Sicak | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2021 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2021 09:50 | Sicak | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2021 20:17 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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