Incident Miles M.65 Gemini 1A G-AIRS,
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Date:Sunday 11 March 1956
Time:day
Type:Miles M.65 Gemini 1A
Owner/operator:R.S.Turner, t/a Pedigree Cars
Registration: G-AIRS
MSN: 6315
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Oxhey Golf Course, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Elstree Aerodrome (EGTR)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
MSN 6315 Miles Gemini 1A. Registered (C of R 10913/1) as G-AIRS to the Ministry of Civil Aviation 14.10.46. C of A 8578 issued 7.2.47. Used by Peter G Masefield and based at Gatwick, later 'Stansted. Re-registered (C of R 11712/2) to East Anglian Flying Services, Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex 8.10.52. Re-registered (C of R 11712/3) to The Mayor, Aldermen & Burgesses of the Corporation of Southend-on-Sea, 6.12.52. Operated by Southend Flying Club at Southend Airport, Essex. Re-registered (C of R 11712/4) Robert Stephen Turner, t/a Pedigree Cars, (London NW.1) 18.8.55.

Written off (destroyed) when crashed on Oxhey Golf Course, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire 11.3.56. Remains recovered to and then broken up at Elstree. Registration G-AIRS cancelled 2.8.56 as "destroyed".

Sources:

1. P D Stemp, 2010, The Aviation Archive of Miles Aircraft
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIRS.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1993.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxhey_Golf_Club#Later_history

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-May-2022 07:05 Ron Averes Added
15-May-2022 07:13 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
15-May-2022 23:37 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Source]
15-May-2022 23:38 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
21-Sep-2022 14:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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