Incident Avro 504K G-EBFW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25145
 
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Date:Friday 17 September 1926
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A504 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 504K
Owner/operator:Surrey Flying Services Ltd
Registration: G-EBFW
MSN: "E1850"
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mudford, near Yeovil, Somerset -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF E1850 (former RAF serial used by the CAA in lieu of any official constructors number). first registered as G-EBFW 1.5.23 (C of R 962) to Surrey Flying Services Ltd. (Registered address given as "LTA Croydon" - presumably Croydon Airport).

Written off 17.9.26 when crashed at Mudford, near Yeovil, Somerset (at approximate coordinates: 50.9733°N, 2.6066°W) for unknown/unrecorded reasons. No fatalities reported. Registration G-EBFW cancelled by the CAA 2.1.28 upon census.

Sources:

1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBFW.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/82-register-gb-g-eb
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudford
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E2.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170925035606/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/1926/archives/crash-of-an-avro-504-in-united-kingdom-30/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
13-Dec-2013 20:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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