ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204186
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| Date: | Friday 6 September 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.2 Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Alexander Henshaw |
| Registration: | G-ADNJ |
| MSN: | 203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, off Malin Head, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sydenham, Belfast |
| Hatfield, Hertfordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 6160) on 12.8.35 to G-ADNJ to Alexander Henshaw, Mablethrope, Lincolnshire. C of A 5045 issued August 1935.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.9.35 when crashed into the Irish sea off Malin Head, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. Competing in the 1935 King's Cup race (Race Number "24") in a Miles Hawk Major, the aircraft suffered a total engine failure over the Irish Sea. Alex ditched the powerless aircraft close to a passing steamship. Thrown from the cockpit by the impact with the water, he took a ducking, but the 'Ramsey Queen' quickly lowered a boat which rescued him just before the wreckage sank.
Registration G-ADNJ 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/78-register-gb-g-ad
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADNJ.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1544023/Alex-Henshaw.html
5. https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/archive-exhibitions/alex-henshaw-flying-legend-a-life-in-art/view-selected-works/miles-hawk-major.aspx
6. https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/images/online_exhibitions/Hawk-major-LG.jpg
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cup_Race
8. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/air-races/the-king-s-cup/9-races/133-king-s-cup-1935
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2018 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Jan-2018 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Damage] |
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