ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18143
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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Frederick George Dove (reg owner) |
| Registration: | G-AIJX |
| MSN: | 2193 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, off St. David's Head, off Pembrokeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. David's Head, St. David's, Pembrokeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Auster J/1 Autocrat: First civil registered (C of R 10743/1; C of A 8678) 5.11.46 as G-AIJX to Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby Aerodrome, Leicester. Registration cancelled 14.1.47. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 10743/2) 20.1.47 to Frederick George Dove, St. David's, Pembrokeshire.
Written off 15.8.47: Ditched into the Irish Sea off St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire. Registration G-AIJX cancelled by UK Civil Aviation Authority as "damaged beyond repair" 5.9.47
St David's Head (Welsh: Penmaen Dewi) is a headland in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, southwest Wales, which marks the divide between the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea. St David's Head is situated about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of the cathedral city of St David's in Pembrokeshire. This headland marks the narrowest point of St George's Channel, the southern limit of Cardigan Bay and the Irish Sea in Wales, and the northern boundary of the Celtic Sea.
Sources:
1. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/auster_j1.html
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIJX.pdf
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2089
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_David%27s_Head
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-May-2008 23:23 | Updated | |
| 26-Dec-2011 06:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2015 19:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 23:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2023 21:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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