ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153522
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | DP849 |
| MSN: | 2160 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | White Waltham Airfield, near Maidenhead, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | White Waltham Airfield - EGLM |
Registered G-ABMC [C of R 3172] 7.5.31 to Air Taxis Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex [later Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey]. C of A 3016 issued 11.5.31. Registered [C of R 5428] 5.11.34 to Aircraft Exchange & Mart Ltd, Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex. Re-registered [C of R 5950] 6.6.35 to Airspeed [1934] Ltd, Portsmouth. Re-registered [C of R 6536] 25.11.35 to Portsmouth Aero Club, Portsmouth [Portsmouth Aero Club Ltd with effect from 10.12.35]. Registered [C of R 7017] 13.5.36 to Ernest L Blow, Christchurch.
Registered [C of R 7356] 17.9.36 to Richard V.D. Beaumont, Sark [but based at Croydon - there are no airfields on Sark!]. Registered [C of R 7487] 26.11.36 to Harold L Harrison & Bernard W Harrison, London NW11 [still based at Croydon]. Registered [C of R 8638] 12.7.38 to F Morat & Co Ltd, London EC2 (aircraft based at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire). Registered 27.6.39 to Albert Edward Foster, London E.12 (aircraft still based at Broxbourne).
Registration cancelled 20.3.41 by Secretary of State. Impressed into military service as DP849 25.3.41 and used by 1 Ferry Pilots Pool, White Waltham. Damaged beyond repair when struck by overshooting Mustang AG523 whilst parked at White Waltham 29.4.42 and struck off charge 19.5.42.
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABMC.pdf
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/airfields/xchresc.html]
3. https://query.staatsarchiv.bs.ch/query/detail.aspx?ID=82027
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
6. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 12:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2013 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Dec-2017 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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