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| Date: | Thursday 1 November 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | BA Swallow 2 |
| Owner/operator: | P. Scharer |
| Registration: | HB-AKI |
| MSN: | 502 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grenchen, district of Lebern, Canton of Solothurn -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grenchen Airport, Grenchen, Switzerland (LSZG) |
c/no. 502: First registered [C of R 8580] on 28.6.38 as G-AFIJ to Blackburn Aircraft Co Ltd., Brough, East Yorkshire. Aircraft assigned to 4 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School (4 E&RFTS) which was operated by Blackburn Aircraft at Brough, East Yorkshire, under contract to the Air Ministry. C of A 6331 issued 7.7.38.
Registration G-AFIJ cancelled 19.6.39 when sold abroad ("Change of Ownership of Aircraft"). Re-registered in Switzerland [C of R 515] 13.6.39 as HB-AKI, to P. Scharer, Grenchen, district of Lebern, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1.11.45 when crashed at Grenchen Airport, Grenchen, district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-af
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AFIJ.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A11.html
4. http://www.chriggis-photo-site.com/hb-a/8/
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_HB-.html
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/BK_BAMco.pdf
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenchen_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2018 16:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Feb-2025 14:45 | sparrow9 | Updated |
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