ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205181
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 April 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | BAC Drone |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | G-AEKT |
| MSN: | 28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent |
| RAF Biggin Hill |
First registered [C of R 7075] on 9.11.36 as G-AEKT to Kronfeld Ltd, London Air Park, Hanworth, Middlesex & Mrs Joan Jenkinson, London SW.1 (aircraft based at Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex).
Withdrawn from use and stored at Hanworth from 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the ourbreak of war. Although G-AEKT was never impressed officially into military service (the RAF were not interested in impressing a single seater ultralight aircraft) this particular BAC Drone, with a Carden Ford engine, was flown (in full RAF colours and coded PR-?) for light relief by pilots of No 609 Squadron; they mounted a 12-bore shotgun with a ring and bead sight and used it for recreational wild-fowling/duck hunting, in order to supplement the rations in the Officers' Mess!
Written off 16.4.41, when it was destroyed in a landing accident, presumably at RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent, where the squadron was based at the time
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AEKT.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
4. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/name-that-aircraft.6690/page-292#post-470527
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._609_Squadron_RAF#Second_World_War
6. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Apr41.html
7. http://aviarmor.net/aww2/glider/bac_ddl.htm (Russian text)
8. http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php/5524-WW2-aircraft?s=89c3f03cb35f5d24e7cd266a4828e913&p=173790#post173790
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2018 22:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
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