ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201363
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| Date: | Saturday 21 November 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Desoutter Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Jospeh Richard King |
| Registration: | G-AAPP |
| MSN: | D.2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maitland, Cape Town, Western Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Desouter Mk.I G-AAPP (C/no. D.2): First registered as G-AAPP (C of R 2241) to National Flying Services Ltd., Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex. C of A 2304 issued 11.11.29. Sold on 15.10.31 and re-registered (C of R 3456) to Joseph Richard King, Byfleet, Surrey and to South Africa for operation by Skywork Ltd/The Spartan Air Circus; flown by Capt Edward Dundonald Ayre (reputedly owner at time)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21.11.31 when crashed at Maitland, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Registration G-AAPP cancelled 2.9.32 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AAPP.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
4. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Visschedijk/9944.htm
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Nov31.html
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/Desoutter.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland,_Cape_Town
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2017 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Nov-2022 23:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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