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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | E.W. Cox |
| Registration: | G-ACAU |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Epping, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kingswood, Surrey |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 16.11.32 an Avro 504K, with no discernible military link, was registered to C B (Brian) Field of Kingswood, Surrey, under the marks G-ACAU (C of R 4030). This was the first of three Avro 504Ks that Brian Field had constructed from parts he had acquired from Kent Air Services. (The other two were G-ABSL and G-ACAV).
Less than a month later, the same machine was wrecked in an accident on Monday 22.5.33 at Epping, Essex. It was then in the hands of its new owner Mr E W Cox (although he had not yet re-registered the aircraft in his name).
Registration G-ACAU cancelled by the Air Ministry 7.5.35 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACAU.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
3. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/avro504k.html
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
5. http://www.brynelliott.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps2Peacetime.pdf
6. http://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Kingswood-Knoll
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2017 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Dec-2017 01:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Sep-2024 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator, ] |
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