ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172981
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 December 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Simmonds Spartan |
| Owner/operator: | Brooklands School of Flying |
| Registration: | G-AAWM |
| MSN: | 10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey |
| Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Simmonds Spartan. C of A 1962 issued 8.4.29 to Simmonds Aircraft Ltd., Hamble, Hampshire. Registered as G-AAWM [C of R 2509] 11.4.30 to Brooklands School of Flying Ltd, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey. C of A issued 23.4.30.
Almost certainly the Spartan purchased by B.K. Nanjunda Rao, Calcutta, whilst undergoing training for “B” licence at Brooklands (registration quoted as G-AAWM) and which he crashed in fog at Clacton-on-Sea, on a cross-country flight; aircraft written-off. Registration cancelled 2.12.30.
As the exact date of the crash has not yet been ascertained, the date of the cancellation of the registration (2.12.30) is being used as a "nominal" date pending further information
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAWM.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
3. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
4. http://wight.hampshireairfields.co.uk/sim.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2015 15:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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