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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Handley Page Aircraft (Reading) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AJXK |
| MSN: | HPR.144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woodley Airfield, Reading, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Woodley Airfield, Reading, Berkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Miles M.57 Aerovan 4: First registered (C of R 11674/1, later R.2960/1) 4/10/1950 to Handley Page Aircraft (Reading) Ltd. This aircraft had a very short life (just two months) as it was written off (damaged beyond repair) 3/12/1950 when crashed on landing at Woodley Airfield, Reading, Berkshire. Registration G-AJXK cancelled by the Air Ministry 31/8/1951 as "PWFU" (Permanently Withdrawn From Use")
Sources:
1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJXK.pdf
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-miles-m57-aerovan-iv-woodley
3. https://www.key.aero/comment/953009#comment-953009
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Dec-2012 07:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2012 10:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2021 15:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2021 21:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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