ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200734
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 July 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Birkett Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ADAR |
| MSN: | 7091 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 7091: Registered G-ADAR [C of R 5502] 2.1.35 [or 1.2.35] to Birkett Air Service Ltd, Heston, Middlesex. C of A 4671 issued 6.2.35
Written off (destroyed) 10.7.35: destroyed by fire when hit wall and caught fire on take off at Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland. No fatalities reported among the three persons on board:
E H Newman unhurt (pilot)
William Tyrone Guthrie (passenger) unhurt
Mrs Judith Guthrie (passenger) unhurt
Bennettsbridge (Irish: Droichead Binéid, meaning 'Bennet's bridge') is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADAR.pdf
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?107674-Birkett-Air-Service-ltd
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1939.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennettsbridge
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Guthrie
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2017 00:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Oct-2022 12:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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