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| Date: | Monday 25 October 1965 |
| Time: | daytime |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | ADS (Aerial) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ASVW |
| MSN: | 25-2805 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wadi Madani, Tayiba, Al Jazirah State -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum, Sudan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 25/10/1965 near Wadi Madani, Tayiba, Al Jazirah State, Sudan, at approximate co-ordinates 14°24′ N, 33°31′ E, whilst crop spraying. Registration G-ASVW cancelled same day (25/10/65) as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/144: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070154 (Sudanese investigation: includes Sudanese report (in English))
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ASVW.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wad_Madani
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2010 02:46 | VHKDK | Added |
| 11-Aug-2012 12:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2015 11:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2020 22:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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