ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19425
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| Date: | Sunday 18 January 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster 5 |
| Owner/operator: | William Horace Ledbetter |
| Registration: | G-AJJA |
| MSN: | 1211 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Birmingham Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham Airport, Elmdon (BHX/EGBB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.V RT576. Military service with 84 Group CS and 2 Group CS. Struck off charge when sold 10.3.47. Already UK civil registered as G-AJJA 17.2.1947 to William Horace Ledbetter, Birmingham (C of A 9297; C of R 11340/1)
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off at Birmingham Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 18.1.1948. Registration G-AJJA cancelled 3.6.1948 as "destroyed 18.1.1948"
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999. Compiled by Michael Austen. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. 1999.ISBN 0 85130 281 5
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AJJA.pdf
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 217/2149: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C576303
4. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=1109
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Airport#1950_to_1980
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jan-2010 00:15 | John Baker | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 03-Dec-2012 06:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2019 21:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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