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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | Cambrian Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AIGY |
| MSN: | 2168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broom Hall, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Broom Hall, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Intended for export to Denmark: Danish registration OY-DRE allocated but sale fell through and Danish Registration not taken up. Instead diverted to UK registry as G-AIGY 22/10/46 (C of R 10669/1), and delivered to Cambrian Air Services (C of R.10669/2;C of A 8617) on 18/11/46.
Written off when crashed at Broom Hall, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales 1/8/50; registration cancelled as "aircraft destroyed" same day. No reported injuries to the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers)
Sources:
1. http://www.cambrianairways.org.uk/page_1325789.html
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIGY.pdf
3. http://www.oy-reg.dk/register/5582.html
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2060
5. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Cambrian%20Airways.html
6. https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/26087/details/broome-or-broom-hall-formerly-werglodd-fawr
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jun-2012 16:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2020 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 02:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category, ] |
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