ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65676
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 July 1969 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bell 206A JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Point To Point Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-AWJL |
| MSN: | 181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broughton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leavesden Airport, Hertfordshire (EGTI) |
| Broughton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered new on 16 May 1968 to Point-To-Point Helicopters Ltd at Leavesden Airfield, Watford, Hertfordshire. Written off when crashed at Broughton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire (at approximate Coordinates: 52°22′16″N 0°46′30″W) on 22 July 1969.
During its short (14 month) lifespan G-AWJL managed to feature in an episode of the TV Series "The Saint" which was filmed at Elstree in early October 1968. (The exact episode in question being "The Man who Gambled with Life", series 6 episode 18, first broadcast 26 January 1969).
Civil registration G-AWJL formally cancelled by the UK Civil Aviation Authority as "aircraft destroyed" on 17 September 1969
Sources:
1. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-20.html#post6305815
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AWJL.pdf
3. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/34861/
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wiganairways/5525860981
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Saint_episodes#Series_6:_1968.E2.80.931969
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broughton,_Northamptonshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2009 22:39 | VHKDK | Added |
| 05-Nov-2011 04:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2012 14:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2015 20:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2015 20:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 00:30 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 00:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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