ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153533
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 March 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | DP850 |
| MSN: | 2185 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Broxbourne Aerodrome, Nazeing, Essex |
| White Walthan, Maidenhead, Berkshire (EGLM) |
Registered G-ABMP 6.31 to Christopher Hammersley, Heston (as nominee for Comte Amadee Costa de Beauregard, Paris/Orly). C of A 3068 issued 23.6.31. Registered [C of R 4526] 31.5.33 to Air Taxis Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex [later Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey]. Re-registered [C of R 4976] 28.8.34 to Alfred Ellison, Lichfield, Staffordshire [based at Castle Bromwich]. Registered [C of R 5751] 30.3.35 to Henlys Ltd, Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex.
Registered [C of R 6033] 3.7.35 to Airwork Ltd, Heston. Registered [C of R 7386] 9.10.36 to Frank G King, Northrepps, Norwich. Registered [C of R 8048] 12.8.37 to John G Ormston, Ferryhill, County Durham (aircraft based at Woolsington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and later at Broxbourne, Nazeing, Essex).
Registration cancelled 21.3.41 by Secretary of State. Impressed into military service as DP850 25.3.41 but military serial and markings not taken up. Crashed on delivery flight to 1 Ferry Pilots Pool, RAF White Waltham. Maidenhead, Berkshire 26.3.41; crashed near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire following engine failure. Aircraft Somersaulted on night-time forced landing. Written off (damaged beyond repair) and Struck off charge 18.4.41
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
4. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABMP.pdf
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Mar41.html
6. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1994/76/air
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2013 16:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Dec-2017 18:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2023 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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