ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203648
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.2 Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Brigadier Gen Arthur C Lewin |
| Registration: | VP-KBL |
| MSN: | 116 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tilesford, near Pershore, Worcestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pershore, Worcestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 5309) on 21.8.34 as G-ACXN to Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd., Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, near Reading, Berkshire. UK registration G-ACXN cancelled 2.9.34 upon sale overseas; flown out to Kenya 25.11.34. Re registered [C of R 38] 4.2.35 to Brigadier-General Arthur Corrie Lewin CB CMG DSO, Njoro, Kenya Damaged in forced landing 20 miles from Kisumu, Kenya 12.12.34. Return flight to UK 1.8.35 for repairs/rebuild.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19.8.35 when wrecked in forced landing after engine failure on take-off at Tilesford, near Pershore, Worcestershire. Of the two persons on board, one - Brigadier-General Arthur Corrie Lewin CB CMG DSO (pilot/owner) was injured, and Mrs Norah Constance Lewin (passenger) was unhurt. Kenyan registration VP-KBL cancelled first quarter of 1936 (=between 1.1.36 and 31.3.36).
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACXN.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
5. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/93-register-other
6. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2017 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Oct-2023 04:24 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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