ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202852
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| Date: | Friday 27 March 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro 552 Viper |
| Owner/operator: | Plane Advertising Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACAX |
| MSN: | 12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sandridge, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stapleford Tawney Aerodrome, Abridge, Essex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Avro 552 Viper was Similar to Avro 548, but with 200 h.p. Wolseley Viper engine. G-ACAW and G-ACAX were painted silver overall with black nose and letters. First registered (C of R 4033) 16.11.32 as G-ACAX to C.B. (Brian) Field, Kingswood Surrey. C of A 4629 issued December 1932. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 6555) on 3.12.35 to Plane Advertising Ltd., Stand, London WC.2 (aircraft based at Gravesend Airport, Gravesend, Kent)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27.3.36 when crashed at Sandridge, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Registration G-ACAX cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.4.36 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft".
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACAX.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandridge
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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