ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206315
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| Date: | Friday 30 January 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Henry Woodard |
| Registration: | G-AFPO |
| MSN: | 94052 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Prauthoy, near Cusey (Haute-Marne) -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Prauthoy, near Cusey (Haute-Marne), France |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 94052 (Gipsy Minor #20055): Registered as G-AFPO (C of R 9026/1) 19.7.39 to Albert Roger Senior, Sheffield (based Firbeck). C of A 6703 issued 21.8.39. Grounded 4.9.39 when all civilian flying prohibited due to outbreak of war. Registration G-AFPO cancelled 13.10.42 as "withdrawn from use".
Impressed into military service as HM544 31.10.42 and delivered to 58 MU Newark. To 8 (Coastal) OTU RAF Dyce, Aberdeen 9.2.43. Withdrawn from use 26.5.45 and delivered to 5 MU RAF Kemble< Gloucestershire 20.6.45 for long term storage pending disposal. Struck off charge when sold 31.1.46 to J.V. Rushton for £350.
Registration G-AFPO restored (C of R R 9026/2) on 26.1.46 to John Vincent Rushton, Kingswinford (based Walsall, Staffordshire). Overhauled by Helliwells Ltd, Walsall & test flown 30.5.46. C of A renewed 30.5.46 (still fitted with Gipsy Major engine #20055).
Registration cancelled and registered (C of R R 9026/3) on 23.9.46 to Angus W.J. Carnegie, c/o Carnegie Chemical Works, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordahire; named "Bugs I". Registration cancelled 15.11.47 & re-registered (C of R R 9026/4) 25.11.47 to Michael Henry Woodard, Ifield, Sussex. Reportedly sold to New Zealand and registration ZK-AQY allotted [to Angus W.J. Carnegie] 31.12.47
Written off (destroyed) 30.1.48 when flew into nearby trees while taking-off again from a field, after a forced landing at Prauthoy, near Cusey (Haute-Marne), France. Aircraft was on delivery flight to New Zealand by air; British Pilot Michael Woodard and Swiss passenger M Ruscht injured
UK Registration G-AFPO cancelled 27.5.48 as destroyed.
Sources:
1. Le Franc-tiereur 1 February 1948
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFPO.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
3. Photo, G-AFPO at Croydon 1947: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1456932
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p940.html
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prauthoy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2018 20:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jun-2020 15:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2020 09:46 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2022 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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