ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240255
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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival Proctor Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Barnet Instruments Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AHMR |
| MSN: | P6273 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mesquer, Loire-Atlantique -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Baule-Escoublac, Arzal, France |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Percival Proctor Mk.I: Ex-RAF P6273. Sold off for civilian use and first registered as G-AHMR (C of R 10189/1) on 9-5-46 to Jula Consolidated Aircraft Services Ltd., Purley, Surrey. Note that the Air Ministry aircraft record card used the former RAF Serial "P6273" in lieu of the official Percival MSN. Registration cancelled 14-6-46 upon resale. Re-registered next day (15-6-46) with new C of R 10189/2 to Barnet Instruments Ltd., Barnet, Hertfordshire.
Written off (destroyed) 24-7-48 when crashed at Mesquer, Loire-Atlantique, during meeting at La Baule (Arzal, between Muzillac and La Roche-Bernard). Both occupants injured.
Sources:
1. La Vigie marocaine 27 July 1948
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AHMR.pdf
3. Accident report (French National Archives 19760051/27): https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/rechercheconsultation/consultation/ir/pdfIR.action?irId=FRAN_IR_057354
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2020 13:28 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jun-2021 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2021 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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