ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18146
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| Date: | 31-AUG-1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Loxham's Flying Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AJEN |
| MSN: | 2328 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Puncknowle, 5 miles East of Bridport, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 Autocrat: First civil registered (C of A 9174; C of R 11229//1) as G-AJEN on 14/3/1947 to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, Leicestershire. Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 12/5/1947.
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 11229/2, later R.5345/2) to Loxham's Flying Services Ltd., Penny Street, Lancaster, Lancashire. (Aircraft's "home port" was Squire's Gate, Blackpool Airport, Blackpool, Lancashire).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31/8/1952 when crashed at Puncknowle, a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England, situated on the southern slopes of the Bride Valley approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Bridport and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Chesil Beach. Registration G-AJEN cancelled by the UK Civil Aviation Authority 10/9/52 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJEN.pdf
3. https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Auster-J-1-Autocrat/1822837/L
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2209
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puncknowle
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jun-2012 16:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2021 18:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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