ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31806
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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 1968 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12C |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APOF |
| MSN: | 776 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey (EGKR) |
| Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey (EGKR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hiller UH-12C G-APOF:
24/7/58: Registered as G-APOF to Fison-Airwork Ltd., Bourn, Cambridgeshire (C of R R6428/1)
27/9/60: Registration charged to Airwork (Helicopters) Ltd, Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey
22/08/61: Air Ministry notified of change of ownership (retrospectively, back dated to 01/01/61)
10/10/61: Re-registered to Bristow Helicopters Ltd., London W.1 (aircraft based at Redhill) (C of R R6428/2)
04/01/63: Registration cancelled upon sale
17/01/63: Re-registered to Management Aviation Ltd., Bourn, Cambridgeshire. C of R R6428/3
03/09/64: Initially leased by Management Aviation, but bought outright on this date
08/01/65: Registration cancelled upon sale
18/01/65: Re-registered to Rent-A-Copter Ltd., London W.1. (C of R 6428/4). Believed remained at Redhill.
25/10/67: Registration cancelled upon sale
06/11/67: Bought back by Bristow Helicopters Ltd., Redhill (C of R R6428/5)
25/05/68: Written off (damaged beyond repair when crashed at Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey. According to a contemporary newspaper report ("The Sunday People" - Sunday 26 May 1968): "TWO people were badly hurt when their helicopter crashed with engine trouble at Redhill, Surrey, yesterday. They were Mr. Charles Hughesdon, of Ripley, Surrey, and Captain J. Johnson, of Merstham, Surrey, who was teaching him to fly."
14/06/68: Final entry - registration G-APOF Cancelled as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. The Sunday People - Sunday 26 May 1968
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APOF-1.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-APOF-2.pdf
4. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/g-1.php
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?91074-Airspray(Colchester)Ltd&p=1419497#post1419497
6. https://flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5454332368/
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15689.0
8. G-APOF at Biggin Hill 19/9/59: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/100774/G-APOF
9. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1520512
10. G-APOF at Woburn Abbey in 1959: https://www.na3t.org/air/photo/HuF0438
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-May-2014 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 15:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Aug-2015 19:39 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2020 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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