Incident Avro 504N G-ADDA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203716
 
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Date:Thursday 12 January 1939
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic A504 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 504N
Owner/operator:Air Publicity Ltd
Registration: G-ADDA
MSN: K1810
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mastin Moor, East of Staveley, Derbyshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Avro 504N K1810 (former RAF serial used in lieu of an official c/n). Deliverd 9.30, and Operated by 1 Group RAF. Struck off RAF charge 14.12.34. First registered (C of R 5629) on 27.2.35 as G-ADDA to Air Publicity Ltd., London WC.2 (aircraft based at Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex). C of A 4759 issued March 1935.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12.1.39; Hit fence and wrecked on forced landing, Mastin Moor, East of Staveley, Derbyshire. Of the two persons on board, one, Bernard Downs (passenger) was injured, but the un-named Pilot was unhurt. Registration G-ADDA belatedly cancelled by the Air Ministry ("Cancellation by Secretary of State") 1.12.46 after 1946 census

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 10)
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/78-register-gb-g-ad
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADDA.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A6.html
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastin_Moor

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2018 00:54 Dr. John Smith Added
23-Mar-2018 17:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]

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