Incident AESL Airtourer 115/T2 G-AWRT,
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Date:Friday 23 November 1973
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOUR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
AESL Airtourer 115/T2
Owner/operator:Hollybush Investments Ltd
Registration: G-AWRT
MSN: 508
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent (BQH/EGKB)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
ASEL Airtourer 115/T2 G-AWRT: Built 1968, and first registered (C of R R.10451/1) 14 October 1968 to Glos-Air Ltd. Staverton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Registration G-AWRT cancelled/lapsed upon sale 1 August 1972. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 10451/2) on 18 September 1972 to Hollybush Investments Ltd t/a Cripps Harries Hall & Company, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23 November 1973 when crashed on take off from Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent

Registration G-AWRT belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 30 May 1984 (over ten years later) as "destroyed"

Sources:

1. AAIB: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AWRT.pdf
2. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWAirtourer.htm
3. https://airtourer.asn.au/airtourer/index.php/lists-by-serial-no-or-rego.html
4. G-AWRT at Biggin Hill (EGKB) 12/6/1971: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1048004
5. G-AWRT at Sywell (EGBK) 17/7/1970: https://www.na3t.org/air/photo/WB00087-12
6. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17314.0

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2020 19:53 Dr. John Smith Added
07-Feb-2022 12:17 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]
07-Feb-2022 20:18 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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