ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18159
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| Date: | 29-AUG-1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Southend Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-AGYF |
| MSN: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (EGMC) |
| Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (EGMC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First civil registered (C of R 9833/1;C of A 7382) on 4/2/46 as G-AGYF to Auster Aircraft Ltd, Britannia Works, Thurmaston. Leicester (aircraft's "home port" stated as being Rearsby, Leicestershire). Registration cancelled on sale 24/5/46
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 9833/2) on 24/5/46 (same day) to Derek George Duval, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. Aircraft's "home port" was Elmdon, Birmingham. Registration cancelled 12/8/47 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 9833/3) on 13/8/47 to Patrick Duval Aviation Ltd., Selly Oak, Birmingham. Registration cancelled 24/2/48 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 9833/4) on 24/2/48 to a consortium of six owners, trading as Hastings & East Sussex Air Service. Hasting, Sussex. Registration cancelled 16/6/48 upon sale. However registration restored (C of R R.1289/5) on 21/6/48 to same owners (possibly sale fell through?). Registration cancelled for a second time on 1/12/50
Sold on and re-registered for the sixth time (C of R R.1289/6) on 13/3/51 to Benjamin Robert Turner, London N6. Registration cancelled again 17/7/51 upon sale
Re-registered for the seventh time (C of R R.1289/7) on 19/6/51 to W E Wigg & Sons, Beccles, Suffolk. Registration cancelled upon sale 28/4/53.
Re-registered for the eighth and final time (C of R R.1289/8) on 29/4/53 to "The Mayor, Alderman, and Burgesses of the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea" [sic], Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Operated by Southend Flying Club
Crashed 29/8/1954 on landing at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Registration G-AGYF cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry on 6/1/1955 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 219/79: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C414851
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 219/80: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C414852
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGYF-1.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGYF-2.pdf
5. http://saadonline.uk/archives/2094
6. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1869
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=379.30;wap2
8. http://www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/film/happy-days-1935
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2013 15:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2019 00:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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