ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204093
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 July 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hon. Denzil George Fortescue |
| Registration: | G-ADKO |
| MSN: | 8042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Filleigh, Exmoor, 3 1/2 miles west of South Molton, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Filleigh Estate, Filleigh, Devon |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C or R 6008) 21.11.35 as G-ADKO to D.S. Schreiber, Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. C of A 5222 issued December 1935. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 7939) on 16.6.37 to the Hon Denzil George Fortescue (6th Earl Fortescue) London W.2 (aircraft remained based at Heston).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.7.37 when crashed after engine failure on take-off, Filleigh Estate, Filleigh, Exmoor, 3 1/2 miles west of South Molton, Devon. Pilot/owner, the Hon. Denzil George Fortescue survived, but injured. (He died 1.6.77, almost forty years later, aged 84).
Registration G-ADKO cancelled 7.3.38 by the Air Ministry due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft".
NOTE: Several sources that that G-ADKO was "written off 3.38", but that refers to the date of the cancellation of the registration, and NOT the actual date of the accident.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADKO.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p080.html
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filleigh
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denzil_Fortescue,_6th_Earl_Fortescue
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2018 18:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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