ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283800
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1970 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.38 Messenger I |
| Owner/operator: | Reginald Joseph William Wood (regd. owner) |
| Registration: | G-ALAI |
| MSN: | 6348 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Berck-sur-Mer and Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Loire Valley -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Berck-sur-Mer Airport France (LFAM) |
| Angers Airport, Marcé, France |
c/n 6348: RH423 M.38 Messenger Mk.l (145 hp DH Gypsy Major ID) built at Banbridge in 1946; first flown at Long Kesh, then flown to Woodley, where it was photographed outside the flight shed together with RH421 and RH422 in a line, prior to delivery to No 51 MU RAF Lichfield for storage 2.4.46.
Struck off charge when sold to Leslie Walton Hamp 26.5.48; registered G-ALAI as a Messenger Mk.4A 25.5.48 to Dr. Leslie Walton Hamp, Pontesbury, Shropshire with C of R No. 12369/1; c/no quoted as "RH423" but there is also a record of '6348' being quoted by the Air Registration Board. Civilianised by Wolverhampton Aviation Ltd, Pendeford, Wolverhampton; C of A No.10254 issued 18.2.49 to Leslie Walton Hamp, Pendeford, Wolverhampton; re-registered (C of R 12369/2, later R 1797/2) to Leslie Walton Hamp, Frederick Philip Webster & John Brookes Hall, 28.4.49
Damaged taxiing at Hanworth, Middlesex 16.9.50. Re-registered (C of R R 1797/3) to Leslie Walton Hamp, John Brookes Hall & Euarn Kendrick Edwards 20.3.53. Modified to tow gliders in 1955. Cancelled 5.10.57 and re-registered (C of R R 1797/4) to Henry Alfred Pitt-Roche & Mrs Sheila Marion Pitt-Roche & Miss Margret Ann Marchant, t/a The Sky Flying Group, Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 13.12.57.
Tail extensively damaged in emergency landing near Winchester, Hampshire, on local flight from Lasham Airfield, Alton, Hampshire 30.11.58; repaired and returned to service. By 1963, named "Sky Hook", and painted overall light blue, with narrow red/white nose chevron. Cancelled 20.12.64 and re-registered (C of R R 1797/5) on 3.5.65 to Austin McNamara, William John Walker & George Terrance Walsh t/a The Cleveland Flying Group, West Hartlepool, based at Tees-side Airport; cancelled 4.8.66 and re-registered (C of R R 1797/6) to George Terrance Walsh, William Hedley Young, Trevor Calcott Walker & Clive Kent, t/a Fourways Flying Group, West Hartlepool, County Durham 7.9.66, based Middleton St George. Registation cancelled 20.11.69 and re-registered (C of R R 1797/7) to Reginald Joseph William Wood, Mirfield, Yorkshire 29.12.69, based at Sherburn-in-Elmet.
When on a flight from between Berck-sur-Mer and Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Loire Valley, northern France, engine failure resulted in a forced landing during which the aircraft ground-looped and the undercarriage collapsed; date given as 6.6.70 but as this was the date on which the registration was cancelled as permanently withdrawn from use, prior to C of A expiry 23.7.70, and the accident may have been earlier.
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALAI-1.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALAI-2.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2001.pdf
4. https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/22975/miles-messenger-g-alai/
5. G-ALAI in 1962: https://www.airteamimages.com/miles-messenger_G-ALAI_-private_349243_large.html
6. G-ALAI verious photos 1957-63: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-ALAI
7. https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/kp-miles-messenger-aircraft-172-new-tool-review
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angers
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2022 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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