ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65686
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| Date: | 08-MAY-1969 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Balloonfabrik-Lee-und-Luft. |
| Owner/operator: | Duckhams Q Oils |
| Registration: | G-AWGF |
| MSN: | 8879 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | West Wickham, Bromley, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Wickham, Bromley, Kent |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Balloonfabrik-Lee-und-Luft G-AWGF was named "Venus" and was owned by Duckham's Oil Ltd - it wore their "Duckham's Q Oil" logo. First registered 5/4/68 (C of R 10068/1) to Alexander Duckham & Co Ltd., West Wickham, Kent
Destroyed 8/5/1969 when caught fire and crashed whilst attempting to take off from a field at West Wickham, Kent. Registration G-AWGF cancelled by the CAA on 8/5/1969 (same day) as "destroyed"
West Wickham is a suburban area of Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It lies south of Park Langley and Eden Park, west of Hayes and Coney Hall, north of Spring Park and east of Shirley, 10.3 miles south-east of Charing Cross on the line of a Roman road, the London to Lewes Way.
Sources:
1. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AWGF.pdf
2. http://www.interaeroleague.com/gallery/Women-of-Ballooning/Women1
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Wickham
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2009 23:19 | VHKDK | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 09:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2016 01:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2022 11:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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