ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234047
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| Date: | 31-MAR-1922 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland (Airco) DH.6 |
| Owner/operator: | Brompton Motor Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-EAWU |
| C/n / msn: | F3439 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Isle of Wight |
Ex-RAF De Havilland (Airco) DH.6 F3439: First civil registered (C of R 651) on 27 April 1921 as G-EAWU to Brompton Motor Co Ltd. Used for pleasure flying, either crashed or suffered a minor landing accident, somewhere on the Isle of Wight on 31 March 1922, which resulted in it being withdrawn from use. Its registration subsequently was cancelled by the Air Ministry same day
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E1.html
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EAWU.pdf
3. http://ata.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/business-pleasure/joyriding-companies
4. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Mar22.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2020 19:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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