Incident Miles M.2 Hawk G-ACOC,
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Date:Monday 2 August 1937
Time:day
Type:Miles M.2 Hawk
Owner/operator:Philip Penrose Bradley
Registration: G-ACOC
MSN: 25
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bourgfelden, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin 68 -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:near Bourgfelden, Mulhouse, France
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
First registered (C of R 4888) on 10.3.34 as G-ACOC to Commander C Croxford, Catterick, North Yorkshire. C of A 4206 issued in April 1934. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 7965) on 30.6.37 to Philip Penrose Bradley, Nottingham (aircraft based at Tollerton Airport, Nottingham).

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.8.37 when hit tree on take-off and wrecked, near Bourgfelden, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. (At approximate coordinates are 47°35' 0" North, 7°33' 0" East). Both persons on board - Philip Penrose Bradley (pilot/owner) and Mrs Mary Joyce (passenger) - were unhurt.

Registration G-ACOC cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.1.38 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-ACOC.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2017 00:57 Dr. John Smith Added
02-Jul-2022 15:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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