ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206578
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Piper J-4A Cub Coupe |
| Owner/operator: | The Midland Aircraft Co (Rearsby) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AFTE |
| MSN: | 4-537 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rearsby Aerodrome, Rearsby, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rearsby Aerodrome, Rearsby, Leicestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First civil registered [C of R 9091] on 26.5.39 as G-AFTE to Antony James Walter, Bayswater, London W.2 (aircraft based at London Air Park, Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Feltham, Middlesex). C of V 178 issued June 1939. Registration cancelled/lapsed 9.6.39
Sold on and registration restored [C of R 9091/2] on 14.6.39 to The Midland Aircraft Co (Rearsby) Ltd., Rearsby Aerodrome, Rearsby, Leicestershire.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 8.8.39 when crashed on take off at Rearsby Aerodrome, Rearsby, Leicestershire.
Registration G-AFTE belatedly cancelled by the Air Ministry post war, on 4.6.46, due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft".
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-AFTE.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.leicestershire-aviation.co.uk/1899-1939.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2018 12:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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