ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203617
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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | British Klemm BK.1 Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Geoffrey Shaw |
| Registration: | G-ACVU |
| MSN: | 30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off Ajaccio, Corsica 20 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 5214) on 13.7.34 as G-ACVU to Geoffrey Shaw, Nunthorpe, North Yorkshire (aircraft based in the No.608 Squadron RAF hangar at RAF Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire). C of A 4512 issued 25.9.34. Completed by British Klemm Aircraft Ltd for Geoffrey Shaw as a special racing version, which included an extra fuel tank in the cabin.
G-ACVU was entered in the 1934 Centenary Air Race from London to Melbourne by former RAF pilot Flight Lieutenant Donald Campbell.Shaw. He and Australian James Melrose were the only solo entries. As race No.47, with name "The Spirit of Wm. Shaw and Co Ltd" painted on the cowlings, Shaw was third last to be flagged off at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, at 6.43 am on 20.10.34. Later that first day he made an unplanned brief stop near a village in Spain. Shaw was making good time until he reached Bushire, Iraq where the undercarriage was badly damaged on landing, forcing him to retire from the race. The aircraft was returned to England and repaired.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13.4.36 when crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, off Corsica. Registration G-ACVU cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.11.36 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ac
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACVU.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
4. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/ba-eagle/baeagle.html
5. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/BK_BAMco.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajaccio_Napoleon_Bonaparte_Airport#History
Media:
G-ACVU at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk 20.10.34
British Klemm B.K.1 Eagle I, G-ACVU at the Hungarian Airmen's Meeting in 1935:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2017 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2019 21:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 08-Jul-2022 11:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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