ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301494
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| Date: | Monday 23 November 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 616 Avian IVM |
| Owner/operator: | Brigadier Gen Arthur C Lewin |
| Registration: | VP-KBY |
| MSN: | R3/AV/424 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Njoro Airport, Njoro, 18 km west south west of Nakuru -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Njoro Airport, Njoro, Kenya |
c/no R3/AV/424 Avro 616 Sports Avian IVM: Registered as G-ABEA [C of R 2779] 19.8.30 to Norman Holden, Selsey Bill, Sussex (aircraft based at Church Norton). C of A 2690 issued 6.9.30. Registration cancelled 10.31 as 'sold'. ("Change of Ownership of Aircraft")
Re-registered in Kenya as VP-KAN (C of R 14) 29.10.31 to Mrs Beryl Markham, Rongai, Nairobi. Re-registered (C of R 14) 20.1.36 to John Carberry, Nyeri. Re-registered 30.3.36 to Brigadier-General Arthur Corrie Lewin, Njoro. Re-registered as VP-KBY 3.4.36 to same owner.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 23.11.36 at Njoro Airport, Njoro, 18 km west south west of Nakuru, Kenya
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/avian.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABEA.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VP-K.html
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vp-kaa_&_sy-aaa.pdf
5. https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-glorious-madness-book-extract-3151205-Jan2017/
6. https://www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk/_site/custom/database/?a=viewIndividual&pid=2&person=7862
7. https://metar-taf.com/airport/KE-6045
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Njoro
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2023 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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