ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205490
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| Date: | xx Apr 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Heston Phoenix Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | Arthur Robert Pilgrim |
| Registration: | G-AESV |
| MSN: | 1/5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | French Alps -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered [C of R 7614] on 31.1.37 to Heston Aircraft Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. C of a 5848 issued February 1937. Sold on and re-registered [C of R 7788] 25.3.37 to Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd., Aldwych, London WC.2 (aircraft based at Hatfield, Hertfordshire).
Civil registration G-AESV cancelled 31.3.40 when impressed into military service as X2891.
Aircraft survived WWII, and registration G-AESV restored [C of R 7788/2] on 6.4.46 to Heston Aircraft Co Ltd., Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex. Sold on and re-registered [C of R 7788/3 later R,2155/3] to Arthur Robert PIlgrim, Totteridge, Kent. G-AESV was the sole survivor of the six Heston Phoenix aircraft built.
Written off (destroyed) April 1952 when crashed into the French Alps. Pilot/owner Arthur Robert PIlgrim survived the crash unhurt. Registration G-AESV cancelled (belatedly) 14.4.59 as "presumed withdrawn from use"
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AESV.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A9.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heston_Phoenix
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1180215
6. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1301875
7. https://britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw037139
8. https://britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw037140
Media:
G-AESV, the last surviving Phoenix II at Elstree Airfield in 1951:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2018 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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