ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18190
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| Date: | Saturday 20 August 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Devonair Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AJEA |
| MSN: | 2324 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bristol Channel off Hartland Point, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Chivenor, Devon |
| Lundy Island | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Maurice Looker ran North Devon Air Services t/a The Puffin Aero club/Devonair Ltd: he used to fly ad-hoc flights over to the Lundy Isles in G-AJXC an Avco Lycoming modified (from an industrial engine) Auster 5.
He once ditched another Auster G-AJEA into the Bristol Channel when the engine failed, both himself and his passengers were picked up by a passing ship, one of the few people to land an Auster on water and survive by the way. The passengers were Mrs Nonie Ross and her son Peter. The ship's next stop was Port Talbot.
Registration G-AJEA cancelled by the CAA on 21/11/1955 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/78670-ahhhh-austerrrrrrrrrr-merged-15.html
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJEA-1.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJEA-2.pdf
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2220
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Dec-2012 09:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2017 18:31 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2020 23:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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