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| Date: | Friday 4 June 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Orlican L-40 Meta Sokol |
| Owner/operator: | Bruce Alexander Ross |
| Registration: | G-ARJO |
| MSN: | 150704 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Biggin Hill Airport, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biggin Hill Airport, Kent (BQH/EGKB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. Occupants escaped unharmed.
Sources:
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ARJO.pdf
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20131209001831/http://xdh.ca/L-40_Meta_Sokol/l-40_meta_sokol.html
7. National Archives (PRO Kew) File DR16/241: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1200806 (NOTE: Contents of file apparently missing!)
8. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/106011/G-ARJO
9. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15755.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2010 08:34 | VHKDK | Added |
| 16-Mar-2011 01:16 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2012 09:33 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Jul-2012 13:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2013 19:41 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 19-Apr-2013 15:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2013 10:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2013 17:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2013 13:13 | PeterV | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2013 15:05 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2020 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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