ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233239
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| Date: | Monday 19 July 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III |
| Owner/operator: | Harry John George Turner |
| Registration: | G-AKJW |
| MSN: | 528 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hodore Farm, Parrock Lane, Hartfield, East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hodore Farm, Parrock Lane, Hartfield, Sussex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III: Ex-RAF Miles Magister L6907. First civilian registered (C of R 11994/1; C of A 9916) on 17/12/47 to Short Brothers & Harland Ltd., Rochester, Kent. Note that the aircraft registration document uses the former RAF Serial L6907 in lieu of the official Miles Aircraft c/no. 528. Registration cancelled/lapsed 25/6/48 upon sale. Re-registered (C of R 11994/2) on 6/7/48 to Harry John George Turner, London SE15.
Written off (damaged beyond economical repair) 22/7/48 when crashed at Hodore Farm, Parrock Lane, Hartfield, East Sussex. Pilot injured. According to a contemporary newspaper report ("Crawley and District Observer" - Friday 23 July 1948)
"Pilot injured in plane crash
The pilot of a privately owned aeroplane, Mr. Harry Turner, of Lewisham, was taken to the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, on Tuesday, with head injuries received when the plane in which he and his wife were travelling crashed in a field at Hartfield.
The previous evening the plane had made a forced landing in a large field at Hodore Farm, and when attempting to take off on Tuesday the starboard wing caught a small oak tree and the machine crashed, a total wreck. East Grinstead firemen were called, but the wreckage did not catch light."
Registration G-AKJW formally cancelled 16/8/48 as "crashed"
Sources:
1. Crawley and District Observer - Friday 23 July 1948
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKJW.pdf
3. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14182.0
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AKJW.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2020 01:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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