ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299474
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| Date: | Monday 6 May 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Edgar Percival EP-9 |
| Owner/operator: | Ernst Lund KG |
| Registration: | G-AOZY |
| MSN: | 23 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mesmerode, near Wunsdorf, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wunsdorf, West Germany |
c/no 23: EP.9 Built at Stapleford, Abridge, Essex by Edgar Percival Aircraft Ltd as G-43-2 (1st airframe to use this "Class B" registration) in 12.56. C of A issued 14.2.57. Registered (C of R R.5752/1) as G-AOZY to Edgar Percival Aircraft Ltd 4.3.57. Fitted with 170 gallon tank giving 90 ft swathe at 100 mph.
To Ernst Lund KG, Hartenholm, West Germany; delivered via Southend-on-Sea, Essex 9.4.57.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed while crop spraying at Mesmerode, near Wunsdorf, West Germany 6.5.57. The village of Mesmerode is a locality in the middle town of Wunstorf in the Lower Saxony region of Hanover. Registration G-AOZY cancelled 6.11.57 as "destroyed".
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AOZY.pdf
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1992.pdf
3. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesmerode
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2022 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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