ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145258
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 06-JAN-1948 |
| Time: | 20.36 |
| Type: | Proctor 5 |
| Operator: | G.J. Dawson (regd owner) |
| Registration: | G-AHWP |
| C/n / msn: | AE69 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | mis |
| Location: | In Channel, off Margate, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | International Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Stansted, Essex (STN) |
Out of fuel, could not make Manston. Poor visibility, possible navigation fault, or error with instruments. (May also have mistaken distress flares from a ship in trouble with flares from Manston)
Registration G-AWHP cancelled by the CAA as "crashed 6/1/48"
Sources:
http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1153.0
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AHWP.pdf
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=112651
Family history, Pilot Sq/L GBS Coleman was my uncle
Ministry of Civil Aviation file held at the National Archives, file number BT 217/2422.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2012 01:05 | niccoleman | Added |
| 09-Dec-2012 12:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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