ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75734
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1972 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Stampe SV.4C |
| Owner/operator: | Rothmans Aerobatic Team |
| Registration: | G-AYGR |
| MSN: | 641 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weston-Super-Mare Airfield, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Weston-Super-Mare Airfield (EGFI) |
| Weston-Super-Mare Airfield (EGFI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 30/7/1972, four aircraft were performing a display at the Barnstormers Air Display at Weston-Super-Mare airfield, when a mid-air collision occurred at approximately 100 feet, between Stampe SV.4c G-AYGR and Tiger Moth G-ANMO. Both aircraft crashed but all aboard survived. Barry Tempest, the pilot of G-AYGR, escaped with only a large bruise and concussion. The split in his crash helmet shows how close the disaster the accident had been.
Per eyewitness report from the pilot of G-AYGR:
"I flew with the RAT's for the 1971 season in Stampe SV4C's flying G-AYGR or G-AYCK in the No. 2 slot. A fabulous experience especially since I had no formation aerobatic time or training prior to joining the team. Not only that, but my first airshow with the team was the afternoon of the day I joined.........!!!
One day I will write it all up for one of the aviation magazines but I can confirm that on the odd occasion adrenalin was brown. Great blokes and fantastic pilots. Had to pack it in at the end of the 1973 season as, O thee of little faith, I lacked confidence in Rothmans continuation as sponsors beyond the end of 1973 and I had a wife, two kids and a mortgage to keep happy along with my day job of being CFI at Sibson.
I did blot my copybook in 1972 when I totally demolished a borrowed G-AYGR in a mid-air collision at a Barnstormers display at Weston-super-Mare. My subsequent apologies were accepted with a somewhat crinkly smile by Manx Kelly and Judy his wife."
Registration G-AYGR cancelled by the CAA as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use") on 12/10/1972
Sources:
1. Air Display June/July 1995
2. Wings Over Somerset: Aircraft Crashes Since the End of World War II By Peter Forrester
3. Weston Super Mare & the Aeroplane By Ted Johnson
4. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AYGR.pdf
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?116027-Rothmans-Aerobatic-Team
6. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1276
7. https://www.pprune.org/1098310-post29.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2010 11:29 | harro | Added |
| 29-Aug-2012 13:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2013 02:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2013 02:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2015 21:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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