ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153531
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1940 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Officer Reginald Clarence Presland |
| Registration: | G-ABNS |
| MSN: | 2178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent (MSE/EGNH) |
First Registered G-ABNS [C of R 3265] 6.31 to George Paxton, Stag Lane. C of A 3100 issued 2.7.31. Bought 29.10.33 and registered [C of R 4703] 3.11.33 to Flying Officer Reginald Clarence Presland, Hatfield/Manston; named "Pamela III" (was the replacement for DH.60G G-AALW). Withdrawn from use 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war. C of A lapsed 4.4.40 and put into store at RAF Manston.
Destroyed by enemy bombing at Manston 19.8.40 and not impressed into military service (destroyed before this could happen). Registration belatedly cancelled 5.11.45 at post-war census due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl form use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh80.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABNS.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
5. http://www.lancsaeroclub.co.uk/pdf/elevator0908.pdf
6. http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0029.html
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16642.0
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p021.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Manston#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 15:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Dec-2017 21:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2020 23:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 14-Jun-2023 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Source]] |
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