ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234688
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro 536 |
| Owner/operator: | Surrey Flying Services |
| Registration: | G-EAKM |
| MSN: | B.9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taplow, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 536: First civil registered (C of R 273) 18/8/19 as G-EAKM to A.V.Roe & Co Ltd. One of 12 conversions from war-surplus Avro 504Ks by A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester. Unusually the c/nos were "B.0" to "B.9" as the c/nos. "B.1", and "B.2" and were used twice!
G-EAKM's Fuselage was 9 inches wider, so that four passengers could be carried in the rear cockpit. Powered by a 130 hp Clerget engine. Royal blue fuselages with white letters and silver wings with blue letters. Completed mid-1919. However, retained by A.V. Roe and placed in storage at Alexandra Park until sold to Surrey Flying Services at Croydon in July 1925.
Re-registered (C of R 1193) on 30/7/25 to Surrey Flying Service at Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4/7/28 when crashed at Taplow, Buckinghamshire. No fatalities, but all three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) were injured. Registration G-EAKM cancelled 7/1/29 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/10/C121: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576589
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EAKM.pdf
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1929.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E.html
5. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/avro504_deriv.html
6. http://ata.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=81:register-gb-g-ea
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15510.0
8. http://www.airportofcroydon.com/Surrey.html
9. http://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Croydon-Airport (6th photo)
Media:
Avro 536 G-EAKM in May 1928:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 20:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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