Date:	Sunday 7 July 1963
Time:	day
Type:	Percival P.34 Proctor III
Owner/operator:	Seven Arts Productions (UK) Ltd
Registration:	G-AKWR
MSN:	H.498
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Shannon, County Clare -   Ireland
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Survey
Departure airport:	Shannon airport, Shannon, County Clare (EINN)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Percival P.34 Proctor 3 G-AKWR: Ex-RAF LZ716. First civil registered as G-AKWR on 31 March 1948

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7 July 1963: Hit a camera vehicle whilst ground filming during the making of the feature film "Never Put It In Writing" at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Eire. According to the "Internet Movie Data Base" (IMDB) (see link #7) on reference to this incident:

"Several crew members, including director Andrew Stone were injured during filming at Shannon Airport in Ireland. A small aircraft involved in a stunt lost control and crashed into a camera vehicle. Cameraman Davis Boulton was seriously injured and had to leave the production".

Registration G-AKWR cancelled (and aircraft de-registered) 13 August 1963 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")

1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/63: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070073
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/64: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070074
3. CAA: History of G-AKWR 1948-1961: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKWR-1.pdf
4. CAA: History of G-AKWR 1961-1963: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKWR-2.pdf
5. CAA: History of G-AKWR 1963: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKWR-3.pdf
6. G-AKWR at Biggin Hill (EGKB) in 1963: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1515719
7. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058397/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-Jul-2009 02:18	VHKDK	Added
03-Dec-2012 08:26	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
13-Jan-2014 16:44	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code, Narrative]
13-Jan-2014 16:45	TB	Updated [Narrative]
12-Jul-2019 16:13	A.J.Scholten	Updated [Cn, Source]
27-Nov-2020 22:16	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-May-2022 08:44	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type]