ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234082
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| Date: | Monday 5 November 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Anson C.19 |
| Owner/operator: | The Sperry Gyroscope Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AHXM |
| MSN: | 1353 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blackbushe Airport, Camberley, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Cranfield Airfield, Bedfordshire (EGTC) |
| Blackbushe Airport, Camberley, Surrey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Anson C.19 G-AHXM: Ex-RAF Anson XIX Series 1. First civilian registered (probably while still under construction) 5/7/46 (C of R 10433/1). C of A 8051 issued 8/8/46. Between July 1946 and September 1950, sold on and re-registered four times, as follows:
5/7/46: First civil registered (C of R 10433/1) to Hunting Air Travel Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Aircraft based at Luton.
14/10/47: Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale
8/12/47: Sold on and re-registered (C of R 10433/2) to Airways Training Ltd., Aldermaston, Berkshire
29/9/48: Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale
16/11/48: Sold on and re-registered (C of R 10433/3) to BEA (British European Airways Corporation), Ruislip, Middlesex. Aircraft based at Northolt
9/5/50: Registration cancelled/lapsed upon sale
14/9/50: Sold on and re-registered (with new C of R R2908/4) to the Sperry Gyroscope Co Ltd., Brentford, Middlesex (aircraft based at Cranfield)
5/11/51: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when undercarriage collapsed on landing at Blackbushe Airport, Camberley, Surrey. Presumably not repaired, as the damage sustained was "beyond economic repair", and the aircraft was broken up at Blackbushe.
31/10/52: Registration G-AHXM cancelled as aircraft "converted to spares"
Sources:
1. The Anson File (Ray Sturtivant, Air Britain, 1988 pp 137 & 298)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AHXM.pdf
3. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16039.0
4. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/avro652_3.html
5. https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/MEV-10840793
6. https://blackbusheairport.proboards.com/thread/431/avro-anson-blackbushe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2020 22:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Mar-2020 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2021 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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