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| Date: | Sunday 13 May 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V |
| Owner/operator: | Alexander Edwin Morris |
| Registration: | G-ALJB |
| MSN: | 1557 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harraton Hall, near Birtley, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Harraton Hall, Birtley, County Durham |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.5 TJ545: RAF service with 652 Squadron. Struck off charge and sold 14.2.49. Civil registered as G-ALJB on 2.3.49 to Darlington & District Aero Club Ltd (C of R 12585/C of A 10642). Re-registered 14.6.49 to Alexander Edwin Morris, Harraton Hall, Birtley, County Durham.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Harraton Hall, near Birtley, County Durham 13.5.51. Registration G-ALJB belatedly cancelled 17.11.59
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ALJB.pdf
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p15.htm
3. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1440
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jun-2012 16:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, ] |
| 28-Jan-2014 20:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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