ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202988
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.2 Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Captain Fitzmaurice John Commerell Bloomfield |
| Registration: | G-ACHJ |
| MSN: | 3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Court Farm, Clyst St.George, near Exeter Airport, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon |
| Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 4383) on 25.5.33 as G-ACHJ to Wing Commander H.M. Probyn, Farnborough, Hampshire. Sold on and re-registered to J.C. Neilan, Newtonards, Northern Ireland. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 5537) 2.6.38 to Fitzmaurice John Commerell Bloomfield, Gracehill, County Antrim.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20.7.38 when overturned in a forced landing, at Court Farm, Clyst St George, near Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon. Pilot/owner Captain Fitzmaurice John Commerell Bloomfield injured. Registration G-ACHJ cancelled by the Air Ministry 1.1.39 after 1938 Air Ministry Census of all UK registered aircraft.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACHJ.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2017 18:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Dec-2017 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2019 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
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