ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65676
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 22-JUL-1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206A JetRanger |
| Operator: | Point To Point Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-AWJL |
| C/n / msn: | 181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Broughton, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leavesden, Hertfordshire |
| Broughton, Northamptonshire |
Delivered new on 16 May 1968 to Point To Point Helicopters Ltd at Leavesden Airfield, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. Written off when crashed at Broughton, Northamptonshire, on 22 July 1969.
During its short (18 month) lifespan G-AWJL managed to feature in an episode of the TV Series "The Saint" which was filmed at Elstree in October 1968
Civil registration G-AWJL formally cancelled by the UK Civil Aviation Authority as "aircraft destroyed" on 17 September 1969
Sources:
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-22.html
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AWJL.pdfG-AWJL as a TV Star in an episode of "The Saint", Elstree in 1968 (still from TV screen):\r\n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2009 22:39 | VHKDK | Added |
| 05-Nov-2011 04:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2012 14:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
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