ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206686
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| Date: | Sunday 6 April 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Piper J-4A Cub Coupe |
| Owner/operator: | 5 MU RAF |
| Registration: | BV987 |
| MSN: | 4-588 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire |
First registered [C of R 9140/1] on 4.7.39 as G-AFVG to Ipswich Aero Club Ltd., London W.1 (aircraft based at Ipswich Airport, Ipswich, Suffolk). C of V 186 issued July 1939.
Withdrawn from use and stored at Ipswich from 4.9.39 when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of WW II. Civil registration G-AFVG cancelled 14.12.40 when impressed into military service as BV987. Issued to 1424 Flight, RAF based at Old Sarum, Wiltshire. To 5 MU RAF Kemble March 1941 for modifications and maintenance
Written off 6.4.41 when damaged beyond repair in a taxying accident at RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire.
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-AFVG.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Apr41.html
5. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2018 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-May-2021 20:24 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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