ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25056
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 February 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Heston Phoenix |
| Owner/operator: | British American Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AEHJ |
| MSN: | 1/3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Mersey at Speke, Liverpool -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Liverpool (Speke) Airport, Liverpool [EGGP] |
First registered [C of R 6959] on 29.4.36 as G-AEHJ to The Heston Aircraft Co Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. C of A 5483 issued May 1936. Sold on and re-registered [C of R 6959/2] on 26.6.39 to British American Air Services Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex.
This aircraft had a modified forward cockpit glazing that became standard for new-build Phoenix aircraft. It was used as a company demonstrator, and on 29.6.36 was displayed at the SBAC show at Hatfield Aerodrome. It was sold by Heston in June 1939, and was reportedly damaged beyond repair when it crashed into the River Mersey at Speke on 13.2.40.
Registration G-AEHJ belatedly cancelled by the Air Ministry post-war - on 4.10.46 - although the aircraft's record card also notes "crashed 1939"
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AEHI.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A8.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heston_Phoenix#Aircraft
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1226151
6. https://www.airteamimages.com/heston-1-phoenix-ii_G-AEHJ_-private_69879.html
7. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Shumaker/7127.htm
8. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Feb40.html
9. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-heston-phoenix-i-mersey
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Mar-2013 02:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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