ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203066
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| Date: | Saturday 20 January 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.2 Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Man Mohan Singh |
| Registration: | G-ACKW |
| MSN: | 12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Griselles, near Montargis, Loiret 45 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Miles M.2 Hawk (c/n 12) registered as G-ACKW 18.10.33 (C of R 4822) to Frederick George Miles, Woodley Aerodrome, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire. Sold on and re-registered (still as G-ACKW) on 11.1.34 to Man Mohan Singh, West Croydon, Surrey (aircraft remained based at Woodley Aerodrome, Reading, Berkshire). Indian registration VT-AES allocated early 1934. Not officially taken up as aircraft crashed into trees at Griselles, near Montargis, France 20.1.34 on Croydon-Cape Town flight (pilot/owner Man Mohan Singh injured).
Registration G-ACKW cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.12.36 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft". Reserved/allocated Indian registration VT-AES re-allocated to DH.84 Dragon (c/n 6065) which was registered on 28.5.34 (C of R 225) to Indian National Airways Ltd, Dehli.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACKW.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vt-aaa.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-.html
6. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/86-register-india
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 22:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2017 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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