ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268212
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 2021 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: | 7 Various light aircraft + one helicopter |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Stapleford Aerodrome (EGSG), Abridge, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A storm (desribed as 'a mini tornado') ripped across Stapleford Aerodrome, Abridge, Essex, overnight on the night of 28/29.9.2021, causing major damage to buildings and aircraft. Aircraft known to be damaged are:
- G-AWAZ PA-28R-180 Cherokee Arrow (overturned)
- G-ATRW PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
- G-GUSS PA-28-151 Warrior (overturned)
- G-IDEB AS355 F1 Twin Squirrel
- plus at least 4 others, id`s not known at present. According to one source (see link #2) about G-IDEB: "Aircraft was blown over onto its starboard side in a heavy storm when parked on grass at night. At least two of the three main blades broken, tail bent, starboard stabilizer broken"
Sources:
1. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16283729/freak-tornado-essex-airfield-costing-pounds-aircraft-damage/
2. https://helihub.com/2021/09/28/28-sep-21-g-ideb-airbus-as355f1-stapleford-uk/
3. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=119768&sid=5aae92016813f39a3df62bfadaa3ac4a
4. https://flysfc.com/latest-weather-stapleford-flight-centre.php
5. http://www.excelcharter.com/page/gideb
Media:
G-GUSS PA-28-151 Warrior 'the right way up' at Kidlington, Oxford (OXF/EGTK) 23 February 2016, 13:29:Freak tornado rips through airfield costing millions of pounds in aircraft damagehttps://t.co/vCBdeHYl19 pic.twitter.com/kyZhgwDRoD
— The Scottish Sun (@ScottishSun) September 30, 2021
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2021 15:48 | ANON | Added |
| 30-Sep-2021 15:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2021 16:08 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-Sep-2021 17:44 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Category] |
| 30-Sep-2021 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2021 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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