Incident BA Swallow 2 G-ACON,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203181
 
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Date:Thursday 6 September 1934
Time:day
Type:BA Swallow 2
Owner/operator:Captain Archibald Douglas Crabbe
Registration: G-ACON
MSN: 7
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Retford, Nottinghamshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
First registered (C of R 4902) 23.3.34 as G-ACON to British Klemm Aeroplane Co Ltd, Hanworth. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 5160) on 15.6.34 to Captain Archibald Douglas Crabbe, Chelsea, London SW.3 (aircraft based at Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex). C of A 4236 issued July 1934.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6.9.34 when crashed near Retford, Nottinghamshire. Registration G-ACON cancelled by the Air Ministry 22.9.34 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"

Sources:

1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ACON.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A5.html
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/BK_BAMco.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2017 12:55 Dr. John Smith Added
21-Dec-2017 12:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
24-Mar-2020 18:08 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]

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