ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19500
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Plus C2 |
| Owner/operator: | 651 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HL536 |
| MSN: | 105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lydd Gunnery Ranges, Lydd, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lydd Gunnery Ranges, Lydd, Kent |
Ex-G-AFTY: first civil registered as such 19/5/1939 to Malling Aviation Ltd, West Malling, Kent. (C of R 9110/1; C of A 6602). Sold on to the Wiltshire School of Flying Ltd, High Post, Wiltshire 7/6/39 (delivered 10/7/39). (C of R 9110/2). Impressed into military service as HL536 on 30/9/1941. Served with C Flight, 651 Squadron RAF. Upgraded from Model C to Model C2 between 13/3/42 and 2/4/42, when returned to service
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when destroyed by fire whilst parked at the Lydd Gunnery Ranges, Lydd, Kent on 3/5/1942 due to a 'Very' flare pistol being discharged in the cockpit.
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly, Vol 1 No 1 Spring 1975: http://austerhg.org/auster_mags/Auster%20Quarterly%20Volume%201%20Number%201.pdf
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFTY.pdf
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15849.0
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydd_Ranges
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Dec-2012 06:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2013 13:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2014 23:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2018 19:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 09-Mar-2020 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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