Incident Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel G-ADOU,
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Date:Sunday 5 April 1936
Time:day
Type:Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel
Owner/operator:F. Hills & Sons Ltd
Registration: G-ADOU
MSN: FH.1
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Cheadle, Cheshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Barton City Airport, Liverpool Rd, Eccles, Manchester (ECCB)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Built by F.Hills & Sons, Manchester, and registered to them (C of R 6210) on 23.9.35 as G-ADOU. The first aircraft built by F.Hills & Sons was a Pou du Ciel, an H.M.14 Flying Flea designed for home builders by Frenchman Henri Mignet. The aircraft was registered G-ADOU in October 1935, and test flown at nearby Barton Aerodrome

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5.4.36 when crashed near Cheadle, Cheshire.

Registration G-ADOU cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.9.36 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl form 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-ADOU.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A7.html
4. A Flying Life: An Enthusiast's Photographic Record of British Aviation By Richard Riding

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2018 21:34 Dr. John Smith Added
14-Jan-2018 14:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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