ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22257
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| Date: | Thursday 26 December 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Blackburn B Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | G-ACEN |
| MSN: | 5093/2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Osgodby, 2 miles East of Selby, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Brough, North Yorkshire |
Blackburn B2 G-ACEN was built by the Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co. Ltd. at Brough and was first registered as G-ACEN to Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. Brough on 10.12.36. It was operated by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. as 4 E&RFTS (Brough). C of A 3805 was issued in early 1937.
On 3.9.39 4 E&RFTS was re-designated 4 EFTS. G-ACEN was Cat.W/FA damaged after an accident at Osgoodby, near Selby, North Yorkshire, on 26.12.40 and the wreckage was recovered to Brough, after assessment it was struck off charge on 2.4.41. The civilian registration was formally cancelled on 17.2.42; the aircraft had been impressed into military service on 7.9.39, but used the civilian registration throughout. (No military serial was ever allocated)
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACEN.pdf
3. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/acen.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgodby,_Selby
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 08:52 | Anon. | Added |
| 17-Mar-2013 18:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2013 19:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2017 19:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2018 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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