ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32075
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| Date: | Thursday 26 October 1950 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Airspeed AS.65 Consul |
| Owner/operator: | Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens [SITA] |
| Registration: | F-BEDP |
| MSN: | 5162 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ton-Son-Nhut Airport, Ton-Son-Nhut, Saigon -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tan-Son-Nhut, Saigon, Vietnam (SGN/VVTS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airspeed AS.65 Consul c/n 5162 ex-RAF Oxford HN829 [original c/n 2985]. After the war Airspeed, bought it back from the Government, and converted it into the prototype of the ambulance version of the Consul. In its new configuration it flew for the first time in July 1947. First civil registered (Certificate of Registry 11655) 18.7.47 as G-AJWR to Airspeed Ltd. Registration cancelled 1.10.47 as "sold abroad". Certificate of Airworthiness issued 16.10.47.
Re-registered in France as F-BEDP 31.10.47 (some sources state 19.5.1948) to Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens [SITA], Saigon. Written off (Destroyed by fire) in a hangar fire whilst parked at Tan-Son-Nhut, Saigon 26.10.50. Aircraft registration F-BEDP canceled on 23.9.1953 for the reason: DESTROYED
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/airspeed%20oxford%20&%20consul.pdf
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20120928112413/http://www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr:80/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html;jsessionid=A5C3E60B3B5901C76AAD7FB6115B224C
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AJWR.pdf
4. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Coates/1466.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Dec-2011 03:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2017 23:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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