Date:	Thursday 21 September 1978
Time:
Type:	Cessna F150L (Reims)
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	G-BAXX
MSN:	F150-0960
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (EGAE)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when destroyed by a bomb blast whilst parked at Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland on 21/9/1978. The blast started a hangar fire. "The Irish Republican Army (IRA) carried out a bomb attack on Eglinton airfield, County Derry. The terminal building, two aircraft hangers, and four planes were destroyed in the attack".

Restored to static display condition. Seen during the 2012 Cold War Jets Day, Bruntingthorpe 6/5/2012 (see photo below)

Registration G-BAXX cancelled by the CAA on 8/10/1980 (almost two years later)

1. Air Britain: British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919 to 1999 (published 1999)
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BAXX-1.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BAXX-2.pdf
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/7178711290/
5. http://www.planesandchoppers.com/picture/number13103.asp
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Derry_Airport#1945%E2%80%931989
7. G-BAXX verious photos 2010-2018: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-BAXX?f=&sort=date_taken_formatted&order=desc
8. https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch78.htm

Cessna F.152 'G-BAXX' Seen during the 2012 Cold War Jets Day, Bruntingthorpe, 6-5-2012:

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Sep-2011 10:56	Uli Elch	Added
07-Nov-2012 10:56	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
08-Jun-2022 16:45	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category]