ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18131
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| Date: | 29-AUG-1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Teesside Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AIJF |
| MSN: | 2304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Greatham Airfield, West Hartlepool, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greatham Airfield, West Hartlepool |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 Autocrat G-AIJF: first registered (C of R 10726/1; C of R 9242) 15-4-1947 to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, Leicestershire. Registration cancelled/lapsed 5-6-1947 upon sale. Re-registered (C of R 10726/2) on 13-6-47 to Percy Blamire, Coventry, Warwickshire. Registration cancelled/lapsed 9-3-1948 upon sale.
Re-regsitered (C of R 10726/3) 6-4-1948 to the Tees-side Flying Club Ltd, Greatham Airport, West Hartlepool, County Durham. Registration cancelled 5-5-1949 upon sale. Sold on and re-regsitered (C of R 10726/4) 17-5-1949 to Norman Wilson Charlton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29-8-1949 when crashed on take-off from Greatham Airfield, West Hartlepool, County Durham.
Registration G-AIJF cancelled by the Air Ministry 29-8-1949 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIJF.pdf
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Greatham#History
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf
4. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/west-hartlepool-greatham
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auster_Autocrat#Production_and_operation
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2012 16:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2023 06:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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