ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200972
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| Date: | Saturday 13 June 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 594 Avian Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | ADC Aircraft Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AAHJ |
| MSN: | 316 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fen Ditton, 4 miles from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cambridge Airport, Teversham, Cambridge |
| Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Registration G-AAHJ issued 28.5.29 to A.V.Roe & Co. Ltd (C of A 2086). Sold on (and registered to) ADC Aircraft Ltd., Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey on 5.2.30.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13.6.31 when crashed at Fen Ditton, 4 miles from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Wing broke during aerobatics, and pilot Kenneth George Murray (aged 22) killed. Registration G-AAHJ cancelled by the Air Ministry by/on 30.6.31 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAHJ.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576663
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/avian.pdf
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
7. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Jun31.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 19:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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