ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205592
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Aeronca 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautical Corporation of GB Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AEXB |
| MSN: | AB.134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, off Whitehaven, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man (IOM/EGNS) |
| Blackpool (Squires Gate) Airport, Blackpool | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered as G-AEXB [C of R 7812] on 9.4.37 to Aeronautical Corporation of GB Ltd, Peterborough.[Aircraft based at Whittlesey, Peterbrorough]. C of A 5911 issued 20.4.37.
Written off (destroyed) when lost (presumed crashed into the] Irish Sea off Whitehaven, Cumberland 8.7.37 en route between the Isle of Man and Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire. Pilot Richard deCruce Grubb killed. Registration G-AEXB cancelled 7.12.37 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
NOTE: One published source [see link #5] gives an alternative fate - "Lost in Irish Sea, off Holyhead, en route to Baldonnel"
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AEXB.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A10.html
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/aeronca.pdf
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
6. http://www.thepeerage.com/p61940.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2018 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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