ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66442
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| Date: | Thursday 2 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | A.D.S. (Aerial) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APUJ |
| MSN: | 18-6644 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mickleholme Farm, Market Rasen Road, Dunholme, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Micklehome Farm, Dunholme |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Initially registered in the USA as N9377D. Shipped to Ireland in February 1959, and stored by P. Cahill. First flown after reassembly 2/6/59 at Collinstown. First civil registered as G-APUJ 9/6/59 to A.D.S. (Aerial) Ltd., London WC2 (but based at Stapleford Tawney and/or Southend, Essex)
Written off 2/8/62 when struck HT cables whilst flying at low level shortly after taking off on a crop spraying sortie at Mickleholme Farm, Market Rasen Road, Dunholme, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire (approximately five miles north-east of Lincoln). Registration G-APUJ cancelled by UK Civil Aviation Authority 11/9/1962 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APUJ.pdf
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1439964/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunholme
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2009 22:44 | VHKDK | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 14:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2012 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2014 19:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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