ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17947
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster 6A Tugmaster |
| Owner/operator: | Dorset Flying Club & Aviation Centre Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ARKC |
| MSN: | 2261 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Compton Abbas, Dorset (EGHA) |
| Coventry/Baginton (CVT/EGBE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-Auster AOP.6 VF492; Served with 652 Squadron, 1904 Flight RAF and 666 Squadron AAC. Struck off charge 17/6/60. Converted to civil Auster 6A Tugmaster, and civil registered as G-ARKC 15/2/61
Written off when crashed at Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire 12/6/1971. Registration G-ARKC cancelled by the CAA as "aircraft destroyed" 20/8/71
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aricraft SA100-VZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1985, p.63)
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ARKC-2.pdf
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1084881/ and https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1442964/
4. http://www.oldredhill.com/?goto=redhillaerodrome6
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
6. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2149
7. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ARKC-1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jul-2012 13:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 18:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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