ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206314
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| Date: | Saturday 12 May 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | George Whyte |
| Registration: | G-AFPM |
| MSN: | 94032 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kirkby Overblow, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Perth/Scone Airfield, Perth, Tayside, Scotland (EGPT) |
| Leeds-Bradford Airport, Yeadon, West Yorkshire (LBA/EGMN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered [C of R 9024] on 31.7.39 as G-AFPM to The Hartlepools & Tees-Side Flying Club, West Hartlepool, County Durham. Aircraft based at West Hartlepool (Greatham) Airfield, Hartlepool, County Durham. C of A 6730 issued August 1939.
Withdrawn from use and stored at West Hartlepool (Greatham) Airfield from 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of WW II. Civil registration G-AFPL cancelled 10.9.40 as sold ("Change of Ownership of Aircraft")
Impressed into military service as BK840 10.9.40 and delivered to 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 13.9.40. To 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron, RAF Grangemouth 25.10.40. To Gatwick for repairs 13.9.41. To 51 MU RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 27.11.41. To 3 (P)AFU RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire 13.7.42. To De Havilland at Witney, Oxfordshire for repairs 25.8.43. To 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 14.11.43. To Station Flight RAF Langham 21.3.44. To 5 MU RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire 2.8.45 for storage pending disposal. Struck off charge when sold 31.1.46 to Chilton Aircraft Ltd for £225
Registration G-AFPL restored [C of R 9024/2] 25.2.46 to John McConachie Rolls, Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire (aircraft based at Perth/Scone Airport, Perth, Tayside). Sold on and re-registered [with new C of R, R.1251/3] on 10.11.48 to George Whyte, Kirkcaldy, Fife
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12.5.51 in forced landing due to engine failure after running out of fuel at Kirby Overblow, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Kirkby Overblow is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Wetherby and Harrogate and lies to the west of Sicklinghall and the east of Leeds Bradford International Airport
Registration G-AFPM cancelled by the Air Ministry 13.5.51 as "destroyed in an accident"
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-AFPM.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://hhtandn.com/venues/652/greatham-airfield
5. https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-opening-of-west-hartlepool-airport-1939-online
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkby_Overblow
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2018 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2019 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration] |
| 21-Oct-2022 18:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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