ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18135
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| Date: | Sunday 10 May 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Alfred Leslie Williams |
| Registration: | G-AJIE |
| MSN: | 2219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Gorey Pier, Jersey, Channel islands -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands (JER/EGJJ) |
| Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands (EGJJ/JER) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when ditched into the sea off Jersey, Channel Islands on 10/5/1959. Per a contemporary report in the "Jersey Evening Post":
"Temps Passe Air Rally Disaster 1959: Air Rally ends in disaster when Auster aircraft G-AJIE dived into the sea off Gorey. The wreckage of the plane was recovered from the sea at Gorey Pier, and three bodies were recovered from the airplane"
Registration G-AJIE cancelled on 23/6/1959 by the CAA as "destroyed"
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AJIE.pdf
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p22.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2109
http://jerseyeveningpost.newsprints.co.uk/view/14141852/00004114_jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Dec-2012 13:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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