ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202973
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| Date: | Monday 8 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro 640 Cadet |
| Owner/operator: | Altigraph Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACFT |
| MSN: | 645 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hooton Park Aerodrome, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hooton Park Aerodrome, Cheshire |
First registered (C of R 4265) on 12.4.33 as G-ACFT to The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd., East Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Lothian (aircraft based at Moorpark Aerodrome, Renfrew). C of A 3895 issued later in 1933. Sold on and re-registered to Aircraft Facilities Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex
Sold on and re-registered (C or R 7587) on 9.1.37 to Altigraph Ltd., Merseyside Air Park (aircraft based at Hooton Park Aerodrome, Hooton Park, Cheshire). Withdrawn from use and stored at Hooton Park from 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war.
Written off (destroyed by fire) 8.7.40 at Hooton Park, Cheshire, when G-ACFT and at least 17 other civilian aircraft were destroyed by a fire which burnt down the grandstand where they had been stored, disused, since the outbreak of war. Registration G-ACFT cancelled 8.7.40 (same day) 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-ACFT.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2017 21:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Dec-2017 21:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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