ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202380
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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1937 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: | Robinson Redwing Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | Edith R Gerrans |
| Registration: | G-ABDO |
| MSN: | 2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gravesend Airport, Gravesend, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gravesend Airport, Gravesend, Kent |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 2753) as G-ABDO to Robinson Aircraft Co Ltd. Sold on and re-registered to British Air Transport Ltd. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 5891) 2.8.34 to Ms Edith Robie Gerrans, London W.3 (aircraft based at Stapleford Tawney, Abridge, Essex).
Written off (destroyed) when burnt out in a hangar fire while parked at Gravesend Airport, Gravesend, Kent 31.7.37. Registration G-ABDO cancelled by the Air Ministry 27.12.45 as a result of a post-war census of surviving prewar civil aircraft.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABDO.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.htmll
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576687
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Redwing
6. http://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/business-industry/gravesend-airport-1932-1958.html
7. https://gahp.org.uk/1937-advertisement/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2017 21:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Nov-2017 21:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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