ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25092
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Boulton Paul P.64 |
| Owner/operator: | Boulton & Paul Aeroplane Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ABYK |
| MSN: | P.64 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Martlesham Heath, near Ipswich, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
| Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Boulton & Paul P.64 Mailplane also known as the Mail-Carrier was a 1930s British twin-engined all-metal biplane transport aircraft designed for Imperial Airways and built by Boulton & Paul Ltd.
The airline had a requirement, which was translated into Air Ministry specification 21/28, for a mailplane to carry a 1,000 lb (454 kg) payload on a 1,000 mile (1,609 km) leg at a reasonable speed. Boulton & Paul designed and constructed the prototype P.64 Mailplane to address these requirements. The aircraft (registered G-ABYK on 14 July 1932) first flew in March 1933 at the company's Norwich HQ at Mousehold Aerodrome, Norwich, Norfolk. It was not a success, deemed to be expensive and unsatisfactory. It was destroyed during trials at Martlesham Heath when it struck the ground during an unexplained dive on 21 October 1933. Pilot - Flt Lt Gordon Lennox George Richmond - was injured
The company then addressed the specification's requirements with a new design transport aircraft which was lighter, slimmer and longer (the Boulton Paul P.71A).
Registration G-ABYK cancelled in January 1934 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_%26_Paul_Mailplane
2. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?37099-Boulton-Paul-P64-unusual-engine-mounting
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
4. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABYK.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
6. http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/boulton_p-64.php
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
8. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-boulton-paul-p64-martlesham-heath-1-killed
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Dec-2012 13:50 | AUSTIN BROWN | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2012 13:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2013 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2017 17:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2019 21:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2019 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code] |
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