ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206520
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Piper J-4 Cub Coupe |
| Owner/operator: | 1424 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | BV989 |
| MSN: | 4-451 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Larkhill, Wiltshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Larkhill, Wiltshire |
First registered [C of R 9088] on 14.6.39 as G-AFTB to the Ipswich Aero Club, London W.1 (aircraft based at Ipswich Airport, Ipswich, Suffolk). C of V.176 issued June 1939
Withdrawn from service 4.9.39 and stored at Ipswich when all private civilian flying was prohibited due yo the outbreak of WW II. Civil registration G-AFTB cancelled 14,12,40 whne impressed into military service as BV989. Issued to 1424 Flight, RAF, based at Old Sarum, and later Larkhill, Wiltshire
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9.5.42 when crashed on take off from Larkhill, Wiltshire
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-AFTB.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/00464.php
5. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/warbirdsforum/piper-grasshoppers-in-the-raf-t1068.html
6. Weston-Super-Mare and the Aeroplane By Roger Dudley & Ted Johnson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2018 22:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Feb-2018 23:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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