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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Henry Thomas |
| Registration: | G-AASS |
| MSN: | F2540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Swansea Bay, off Swansea, Glamorgan -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jersey Marine Aerodrome. Swansea, Glamorgan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Avro 504K F2540 (the Air Ministry used the former RAF serial in lieu of any official c/no). First registered (C of R 2340) 26.11.29 as G-AASS to L.G. Anderson, Brooklands Aerodrome, Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey. C of A 2913 issued 26.11.29. Sold on and re-registered (C of R 2913) 12.11.30 to Robert Henry Thomas, Llandow, near Bridgend, Glamorgan.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1.8.31 when ditched into shallow waters at the low tide mark in Swansea Bay, off Swansea, Glamorgan.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AASS.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
4. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Aug31.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2017 00:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jul-2023 06:31 | Anon. | Updated |
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