ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20954
Last updated: 4 July 2019
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| Date: | 02-MAR-1926 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Sopwith Gnu |
| Owner/operator: | Lloyds Commercial Aircraft Co |
| Registration: | G-EADB |
| C/n / msn: | W/O 2976/1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Horley, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brooklands, Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey |
First registered 20.5.19 as K-136 (in the early pre-"G-" register). Registered as G-EADB 1.7.19. Variously owned by Sopwith Aviation & Engineering Co Ltd, E.A.D Eldridge, J.R. King, Byfleet, Southern Counties Aviation Co, and finally, from 19.2.26, Lloyds Commercial Aircraft Co (whose registered office was at 124 Baker Street, London NW1, but the aircraft was usually based at Brooklands Aerodrome, Byfleet, Weybridge, Surrey.)
Written off 2.3.26 when stalled on approach to field and dived into the ground at Horley, Surrey
Sources:
1. photo of accident: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1274795/
2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyboy2/8290564349/
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EADB.pdf
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576554
5. http://flyingmachines.ru/Site2/Crafts/Craft30101.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2008 00:36 | JINX | Added |
| 13-Dec-2013 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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