ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18182
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| Date: | 16-DEC-1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Marshalls Flying School Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AGXX |
| MSN: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cambridge Airport, Teversham, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cambridge Airport, Teversham, Cambridgeshire[EGSC] |
| Cambridge Airport, Teversham, Cambridgeshire[EGSC] | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 Autocrat: First civil registered (C of R 9825/1; C of A 7377) on 1/2/1946 as G-AGXX to Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd., Britannia Works, Thurmaston, Leicestershire. (Usual base: Rearsby Aerodrome, Leicestershire). Registration cancelled/lapsed 17/6/1946 upon sale
Sold on and re-registered 17/6/1946 (same day!) with C of R 9825/2 to William Henry Whitbread, Godalming, Surrey. Registration cancelled/lapsed 4/7/1946 upon sale. Re-registered (C of R 9825/3) on 4/7/1946 (same day again) to Whitbread & Co Ltd., Chiswell Street, London EC1. As the previous registered owner was a director of Whitbread & Co Ltd (a well-known Brewery and pub-owning company), it could be presumed with the re-registration was largely nominal, tranferring ownership from Mr. Whitbread (a person) to Whitbread & Co (a company). Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale 16/9/1947.
Re-registered (C of R 9825/3) on 9/10/1947 to Marshalls Flying School Ltd., Cambridge Airport, Teversham, Cambridgeshire.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at Cambridge Airport, Teversham, Cambridgeshire on 16/12/1951. Registration G-AGXX cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry on 6/2/1952 as "result of accident"
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGXX.pdf
2. https://www.airphotographicinternational.com/products/g-agxx-auster-j1-autocratcambridge
3. https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/102158-auster-fates
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1880
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Dec-2012 14:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2021 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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