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| Date: | Monday 21 September 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 616 Avian IVM |
| Owner/operator: | Sydney Gleave |
| Registration: | G-AAYU |
| MSN: | 419 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Staverton Aerodrome, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodford, Cheshire (ECGD) |
| Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 616 Sports Avian IVM: Registered as G-AAYU [C of R 2585] 19.5.30 to A V. Roe & Co Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester (aircraft based at Woodford Aerdrome, Cheshire). C of A 2505 issued 29.5.30. Operated [between September 1930 and September 1931] by Brian S Allen (of Henlys Ltd), Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey. Re-registered [C of R 6708] 6.2.36 to Sydney Gleave, Macclesfield, Cheshire (aircraft remained based at Woodford).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21.9.36 when overturned on landing at Staverton Aerodrome, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Registration G-AAYU cancelled 2.11.36 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/avian.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAYU.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
5. https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/epw034670
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 14:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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