ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18482
Last updated: 26 May 2013
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| Date: | 04-NOV-1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 |
| Operator: | Airways Aero Association Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ASAE |
| C/n / msn: | B.611 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sobney Pumping Station, near Reading, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
d/d 01/08/1951, to RAF as Auster T7 WE606: to 666 Squadron, RAF, transferred to the AAC 10/09/1958, sold 1962 to Auster Aircraft, to G-ASAE 01/06/1962.
Written off 04/11/1962 when crashed after colliding with RAF Chipmunk over Sobney Pumping Station, 2 miles South of Reading, Berkshire. The pilot of the Terrier was killed, as were the two crew of the Chipmunk. when both aircraft disintegrated due to the force the impact
Sources:
British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999 & Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ASAE.pdf
Http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p40.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3989
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jun-2008 21:28 | JINX | Updated |
| 21-Feb-2012 13:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2013 22:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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