Incident BA Swallow 2 HB-AKI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206082
 
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Date:Thursday 1 November 1945
Time:day
Type:BA Swallow 2
Owner/operator:P. Scharer
Registration: HB-AKI
MSN: 502
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grenchen, district of Lebern, Canton of Solothurn -   Switzerland
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Grenchen Airport, Grenchen, Switzerland (LSZG)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
c/no. 502: First registered [C of R 8580] on 28.6.38 as G-AFIJ to Blackburn Aircraft Co Ltd., Brough, East Yorkshire. Aircraft assigned to 4 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School (4 E&RFTS) which was operated by Blackburn Aircraft at Brough, East Yorkshire, under contract to the Air Ministry. C of A 6331 issued 7.7.38.

Registration G-AFIJ cancelled 19.6.39 when sold abroad ("Change of Ownership of Aircraft"). Re-registered in Switzerland [C of R 515] 13.6.39 as HB-AKI, to P. Scharer, Grenchen, district of Lebern, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1.11.45 when crashed at Grenchen Airport, Grenchen, district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Sources:

1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFIJ.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.chriggis-photo-site.com/hb-a/8/
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_HB-.html
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/BK_BAMco.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenchen_Airport

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Feb-2018 16:48 Dr. John Smith Added
12-Feb-2018 16:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Narrative]
12-Feb-2018 16:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator]

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