ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283573
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| Date: | Friday 31 December 1982 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.65 Gemini 1A |
| Owner/operator: | Russell E. Winn (regd. owner) |
| Registration: | EI-BHJ |
| MSN: | HPR.141 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crosshaven, County Cork -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kilbrittain Castle, County Cork |
Miles M.65 Gemini 1A MSN HPR.141. Completed by Handley Page (Reading) Ltd at Woodley, Berkshire (possibly from the uncompleted MSNs 6529 or 6533). Registered (C of R 11964/1) G-ALZG to Percy Blamire, Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire 24.3.50. C of R amended to R1387/1 in 6.6.48. C of A No.10853 issued 3.6.50. Converted to Gemini 3C 1958. Raced frequently 1954-69 and won SBAC Challenge Cup for fastest speed in 1960 Kings Cup at 170.25 mph.
Damaged when Struck on ground by Hornet Moth at Plymouth 9.7.66. Rebuilt in 1966-67 using Gemini G-AKEG (MSN 6299) which had been dismantled at Baginton, Coventry in 1967, as a source of parts. To Russell E.Winn, Kilbrittain Castle, Cork 11.4.73, still as G-ALZG. Registration cancelled 16.8.79 as "To Eire Register" and re-registered to same owner at the same address as EI-BHJ on 20.8.79.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when destroyed after structural failure caused a fatal crash near Crosshaven, Co. Cork, Ireland 31.12.82 and destroyed, killing pilot/owner. Crosshaven is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in lower Cork Harbour at the mouth of the River Owenabue, across from Currabinny Wood.
Registration EI-BHJ cancelled 1984.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1994.pdf
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALZG-1.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALZG-2.pdf
4. G-ALZG - 1950 build Miles M65 Gemini 3C, visiting the 1977 Business and Light Aviation Show at Cranfield 1-9-77: https://www.flickr.com/photos/egcb_egcc/16055183356/in/photolist-9iRJuX-9QYtEo-2mkutPW-Sf3Fwt-877cDQ-qsK1E9-SMzJ8-H4CPxd-XrrHVN
5. Miles M.65 Gemini 3C EI-BHJ Leicester East 5-7-80: https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001276172.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosshaven
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2022 15:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Sep-2022 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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