ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18252
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| Date: | 10-NOV-1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1B Aiglet |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Spraying Contractors Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ALAB |
| MSN: | 2708 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing off Tunisia -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | El-Aouina, Tunisia |
| Ajaccio, Corsica | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1B Aiglet G-ALAB: First registered (C of R R.3267/1) on 1 May 1951 to Aerial Spraying Contractors Ltd., Boston, Lincolnshire.
Written off (presumed destroyed) 10 November 1953: Missing off Tunisian coast, between El-Aouina, Tunisia and Ajaccio, Corsica, while flying with two other airplanes. Presumed ditched into the Mediterranean Sea, as no trace of the wreckage or the two persons on board was ever found.
Registration G-ALAB cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry 24 November 1953 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. L'Echo d'Oran 12 November 1953, p2
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 218/27: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10870257
3. French National Archives; File 19760051/69: https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/rechercheconsultation/consultation/ir/pdfIR.action?irId=FRAN_IR_057354
4. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALAB-1.pdf
5. G-ALAB on 3/8/51: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1519047
6. https://www.airliners.net/photo/Aerial-Spraying-Contractors-Ltd/Auster-J-1B-Aiglet/2777916/L
8. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2600
8. https://www.key.aero/comment/1238536#comment-1238536
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jun-2012 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2012 15:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2013 16:42 | TB | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2019 21:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2020 07:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2020 02:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2022 09:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Nature, Damage] |
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