ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231273
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| Date: | Saturday 24 December 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival P.34 Proctor V |
| Owner/operator: | Lynch Brothers Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AKCY |
| MSN: | Ae.121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baghdad -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Percival P.34 Proctor Mk.V G-AKCY: First registered (C of R 11812/1; C of A 9645) 18th August 1947 to Lynch Brothers Ltd., London EC.4.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24 December 1949 when crashed at Baghdad, Iraq. Registration G-AKCY cancelled by the Secretary of State, Air Ministry as "Crashed 24.12.49"
It is noteworthy that the file "Accident to Proctor aircraft G-AKCY; Baghdad, Iraq, 24 Dec 1949: investigation; report of Court of Inquiry" (File BT 217/2600) is unavailable, and therefore closed to the public until 1 January 2026. However, there is no such restriction on the report submitted to the Air Ministry by the Iraqi authorities (File BT 217/2634)
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 217/2600: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576754
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 217/2634: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576788
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKCY.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2019 17:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 18:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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