ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18305
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| Date: | Saturday 31 December 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1U Workmaster |
| Owner/operator: | Ripper Robots Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APXE |
| MSN: | 3500 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Khartoum -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum, Sudan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-F-OBHS: (registered as such but not delivered). Instead first UK civil registered as G-APXE on 18.11.59 to Crop Culture (Overseas) Ltd., Bembridge, Isle of Wight. C of A issued 18.12.59. Spent much of its operational career (1960-66) in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Sudan. Sold on 29.10.65 to Ripper Robots Ltd., Kings Lynn, Norfolk (but remained based at Khartoum, Sudan)
Written off when damaged near Khartoum, Sudan, whilst crop spraying 31.12.1966. Registration G-APXE belatedly cancelled 18.4.1972 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
1. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3389
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistorialMaterial/G-APXE-1.pdf
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APXE-2.pdf
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-APXE.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2011 16:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 15:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2012 11:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2014 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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