ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178825
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| Date: | Monday 3 September 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Laverda F-8L Falco IV |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AVUJ |
| MSN: | 412 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Doncaster Aerodrome, Doncaster, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Doncaster Airfield, South Yorkshire (EGCI) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3/9/1979 when destroyed in a hangar fire whilst parked at Doncaster Airfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. A contemporary report in "Yorkshire Air News" (October 1979) states that the fire was started deliberately, quote: "Four aircraft were damaged in a hangar fire at Doncaster in early September" [1979] "some are written off, it is thought that the person responsible was caught in the act"
The four aircraft that were damaged were reported as being
G-AVIJ - Laverda F-8L Falco IV
G-BCIL - Grumman American AA-1B
G-BGCJ - Grumman American AA-5B
G-BHFC- Cessna 152
Two aircraft (G-BCIL and G-BHFC) were repaired and returned to service. The Falco IV and Grumman American AA-5B were written off. Registration G-AVUJ was belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 30/5/1984 as "destroyed". It was reported that the engine and canopy were salvaged and used in the repair and rebuilding of other Falcos - most notably the engine of G-AVUJ was refurbished and fitted to Falco G-CCOR
Sources:
1. https://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AVUJ.pdf
2. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32778518/AY%20October%201979.pdf
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1109823/
4. http://www.seqair.com/Hangar/Langrick/Factory/Factory.html
5. http://www.falcoaircraft.org/app/download/10616864660/FBL+Sep+11.pdf?t=1415855525
6. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.309528855824102.68416.150460431730946&type=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2015 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Aug-2015 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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