ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203247
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival D.2 Gull Six |
| Owner/operator: | Brian Allen Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ACPA |
| MSN: | D.44 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, near Avignon, Provence -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Addis Ababa, Abbyssinia (Ethiopia) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Percival D.2 (P.3) Gull Six (fitted with 200 hp (149 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Six engine, deeper cabin windows and spatted undercarriage). First registered (C of R 4929) on 28.3.34 as G-ACPA to Commander E.W.B Leake. Sold on and re-registered to S.L Turner, Gravesend Airport, Gravesend, Kent.
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 6235) on 22.8.35 to Brian Allen Aviation Ltd., Croydon (aircraft based at Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey). Finished 8th in the 1935 Kings Cup Air Race to and from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, on 7-8.9.35, piloted by Mr S W Sparkes (Race Number "13")
Written off (damaged beyond repair 2.10.35 when crashed near Avignon, Provence, France, while en route to Addis Ababa, Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). Registration G-ACPA cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.6.36 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-ACPA.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1353701
5. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=133:king-s-cup-1935
6. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234971179-percival-vega-gull-ax698-photo/&do=findComment&comment=1804881
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2017 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Feb-2022 12:02 | Jinx 40 | Updated [Location] |
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