Incident Auster J/1 Autocrat G-AGXF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18175
 
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Date:Saturday 5 April 1952
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic J1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster J/1 Autocrat
Owner/operator:Southern Flying School Ltd
Registration: G-AGXF
MSN: 1896
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Litton Cheney, NW of Abbotsbury, near Bridport, Dorset -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire (PME/EGPM)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Litton Cheney North West of Abbotsbury, near Bridport, Dorset on 5/4/1952. Registration G-AGXF cancelled by the CAA as "destroyed" 5/11/1953

The reported crash location of Litton Cheney is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in south-west England. It lies 9 miles west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited beneath chalk hills in the valley of the small River Bride.

Sources:

1. G-AGXF History 1946-1949: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGXF-1.pdf
2. G-AGXF History 1949-1952: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGXF-2.pdf
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1780
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litton_Cheney

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-May-2008 11:10 ASN archive Added
22-Dec-2012 13:59 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
02-Mar-2021 19:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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