ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18148
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| Date: | 18-FEB-1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Hunting Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AJEJ |
| MSN: | 2314 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Potten End, near Luton, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Luton Airport, Befordshire (LTN/EGGW) |
| Luton Airport, Befordshire (LTN/EGGW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 Autocrat: First registered (C of R 11225/1; C of A 9170) 14/3/47 to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, Leicestershire. Registration cancelled 29/4/47.
Re-registered (C of R 11225/2) on 12/5/47 to Hunting Flying Club Ltd., Luton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire
Crashed at Potten End, near Luton, Bedfordshire 18/2/49 whilst on final approach to Luton airport. Registration G-AJEJ cancelled 28/4/49 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999. Compiled by Michael Austen Air Britain (Historians) Ltd 1999 ISBN 0 85130 281 5
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJEJ.pdf
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 217/2461: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576615
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 217/2439: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576593
5. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2200
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potten_End
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jan-2010 10:50 | John Baker | Updated [Location, Country, Source] |
| 10-Jun-2012 16:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2019 20:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2019 19:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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