ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18163
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| Date: | 11-DEC-1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Boston Air Transport Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AGYR |
| MSN: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kirkburton, 5 miles SE of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wyberton, Boston, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 Autocrat: First registered (C of R 9844/1; C of A 7392) on 8/2/1946 as G-AGYR to Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd. Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Aircraft based at Rearsby, Leicestershire. Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 13/7/1946.
Sold on and re-registered same day (13/7/1946) to Robert Paul Adler, London NW8 (C of R 9844/2). Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 26/5/1950.
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 9844/3) 7/6/1950 to the Earl of Ronaldshay (Lawrence Aldred Mervyn Dundas), Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 14/11/1950.
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 9844/4) 28/11/1950 to Boston Air Transport Ltd., Wyberton, Boston, Lincolnshire.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11/12/1950 when crashed at Kirkburton, West Yorkshire. Registration G-AGYR cancelled by the Air Ministry 11/12/1950 as "accident". The reported crash location of Kirkburton is a village, civil parish and local government ward in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, 5 miles (8 km) south east of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGYR.pdf
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1900
3. http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/Archivesmonths/1982/1982%20-%20Oct.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkburton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jun-2012 16:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2021 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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