ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205239
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| Date: | Saturday 9 June 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Aeronca C-3 Master |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Ronald Ward |
| Registration: | G-AELX |
| MSN: | A-663 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, between Isle of Man and Blackpool, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man (IOM/EGNS) |
| Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire (BLK/ENGH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aeronca C.3 Master (US Export C of A #E2001). First UK Registered as G-AELX [C of R 7222] 29.7.36 to unknown party [probably Aeronautical Corporation of GB Ltd, Peterborough, Lincolnshire]. Re-registered [C of R 7352] 17.9.36 to London Air Park Flying Club Ltd, Feltham, Middlesex (aircraft based at Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex). C of A V102 issued 1.10.36. C of A lapsed 27.1.39. Registration cancelled as "sold" ("Change of Owner of Aircraft") 24.2.39.
Re-registered 2.3.39 to Peterborough Flying Club Ltd, Horsey Toll, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Registration G-ALEX cancelled 23.8.39 as sold. Presumed to have been stored in the Peterborough area from 4.9.39 - when all private civilian flying was prohibited due to the outbreak of war - throughout the war, until at least 8.5.45 (VE-Day). No reports of the aircraft being impressed into military service between 1939 and 1945.
Sold in October 1946 and registration restored [C of R 7352/3] on 12.9.49 to Robert Ronald Ward, Stamford, Lincolnshire. C of A renewed 27.9.49 [and C of R 1532/3 issued].
Written off (destroyed) when crashed into the Irish Sea 9.6.51 en route between Ronaldsway, Isle of Man and Squires Gate, Blackpool; pilot/owner Robert Ronald Ward killed. Registration G-AELK cancelled 20.9.51 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AELX.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/aeronca.pdf
5. https://www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/forum/cambridgeshire-airfields/3520-horsey-toll
6. G-AELX at Witney, Ocfordshire 18/3/1937: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1685783
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2018 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Jan-2018 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2021 23:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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