ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202853
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| Date: | unk. date 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro 638 Club Cadet |
| Owner/operator: | Southend Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACAY |
| MSN: | 626 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Southend Airport, Southend, Essex (SEB/EGMC) |
First registered 16.11.32 to A.V.Roe & Co Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester (aircraft based at Woodford Aerodrome, Woodford, Cheshire. Sold on and re-registered to W.R. Westhead, Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. Sold on and re-registered to Halford Constant, Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. Sold on and re-registered to Brian Allen Aviation Ltd. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 7615) on 22.1.37 to Southend Flying Club Ltd., Rochford Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
Although G-ACAY was supposed to have been withdrawn from use on 4.9.39 and stored at Southend (when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war), it is also reported that G-ACAY was written off (damaged beyond repair) at Rochford (Southend) Airport in 1940. (Details lacking)
Registration G-ACAY formally cancelled by the Air Ministry ("Cancellation by Secretary of State") 1.12.46 due to the Air Ministry post-war census of surviving pre-war civilian aircraft
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACAY.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
4. G-ACAY at Ryde, Isle of Wight: https://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/articles/iow_hol_800/iwfhs_008.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 01:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Dec-2017 01:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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