ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25478
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| Date: | Thursday 21 February 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Arab Contracting & Trading Co |
| Registration: | G-AKHG |
| MSN: | 6424 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hama, Hama Governate -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hama, Hama Governate, Syria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Miles M.57 Aerovan Mk.4 G-AKHG: First UK registered (C of R 11920/1) on 26 September 1947 to John Peter Cunningham c/o Arab Contracting and Trading Company, Lancaster Gate, London W.2. Registration cancelled/lapsed 1 June 1949 upon sale.
Sold on and re-registered (C of R 11920/2 later R.121/2) on 14 July 1949 to Sydney George Newport c/o Arab Contracting and Trading Company, Lancaster Gate, London W.2
Written off (destroyed) 21 February 1952 when crashed at Hama, Syria. Hama is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located 213 km (132 miles) north of Damascus and 46 kilometres (29 miles) north of Homs.
Registration G-AKHG cancelled 18 March 1952 as "accident in Syria"
Sources:
1. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKHG.pdf
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/69: (Syrian investigation: English translation of Syrian report): https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070079
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/70: (Correspondence with brother of deceased pilot): https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070080
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2012 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2012 10:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2020 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2022 09:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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