ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19478
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| Date: | 23-JUL-1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster Plus D |
| Operator: | Edinburgh Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-AHSL |
| C/n / msn: | 189 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Firth of Forth, off Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MacMerry Airfield, East Lothian, Scotland |
Crashed into the Firth of Forth off Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland on 23/7/1948 shortly after take off from MacMerry Airfield and Written off. Pilot killed. Registration G-AHSL cancelled by the CAA as "crashed" on 16/8/1948
Sources:
British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999.
Compiled by Michael Austen
Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. 1999.
ISBN 0 85130 281 5
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AHSL.pdf
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p01.htm
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=59520
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2010 23:19 | John Baker | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2012 11:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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