ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18244
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| Date: | 20-NOV-1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1A |
| Owner/operator: | Sir William Leonard Stampe |
| Registration: | G-AJRO |
| MSN: | 2613 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Colton, near Leeds, West Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1A: First civil registered (C of R 11528/1, later R 835/1) on 23/5/1947 to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, Lieicestershire. Registeration cancelled/lapsed 11/4/1951 upon sale.
Sold on and re-registered (C of R R 835/2) on 12/10/1951 to Sir William Leonard Stampe, Taunton, Somerset.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Colton, near Leeds, West Yorkshire on 20/11/1951. Registration G-AJRO cancelled by the CAA on 15/2/1952 as "accident 20.11.51"
Colton is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Halton and Halton Moor to the west, Whitkirk to the north-west and Austhorpe to the north-east.
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJRO.pdf
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colton,_Leeds
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Dec-2012 16:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2021 00:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2021 00:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2021 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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