ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18137
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| Date: | 05-SEP-1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Sqn/Ldr John Stubbs |
| Registration: | G-AIJY |
| MSN: | 2194 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Speeton, Reighton, near Bridlington, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leicester Airport, Leicester (EGBG) |
| Speeton Airfield, Bridlington, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 Autocrat: First civil registered (C of R 10744/1; C of A 8679) 5.11.46 as G-AIJY to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby Aerodrome, Rearsby, Leicestershire. Registration cancelled 10.1.47.
Re-registered (C of R 10744/2) on 16.1.47 to John William Wilkinson, Riseley, Bedfordshire (aircraft based at Sywell, Northamptonshire). Registration cancelled 31.7.48
Re-registered (C of R 10744/3) on 20.8.48 to Squadron Leader John Stubbs, Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Speeton, Reighton, near Bridlington, in North Yorkshire on 5.9.48. The official file (BT 217/2305) at the National Archives (PRO) at Kew is entitled "Accident to Auster aircraft G-AIJY and G-AHCJ; Bridlington (Speeton) airfield, Yorks, 5 Sept. 1948: follow-up action". Which implies that the demise of Auster G-AIJY was due to a collision with Auster G-AHCJ.
Registration G-AIJY cancelled by the CAA as "destroyed" on 10.12.48. (Auster G-AHCJ also had its registration cancelled as "destroyed" 12.8.49).
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 217/2305: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576459
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIJY.pdf
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2089
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2012 15:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2015 19:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Jan-2016 20:05 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2019 22:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2019 14:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Jan-2020 18:58 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2020 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2020 21:29 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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