Incident Orlican L-40 Meta Sokol G-ARJO,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80603
 
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Date:Friday 4 June 1965
Time:
Type:Orlican L-40 Meta Sokol
Owner/operator:Bruce Alexander Ross
Registration: G-ARJO
MSN: 150704
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Biggin Hill Airport, Kent -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Biggin Hill Airport, Kent (BQH/EGKB)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. Occupants escaped unharmed.

Sources:

2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ARJO.pdf
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20131209001831/http://xdh.ca/L-40_Meta_Sokol/l-40_meta_sokol.html
7. National Archives (PRO Kew) File DR16/241: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1200806 (NOTE: Contents of file apparently missing!)
8. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/106011/G-ARJO
9. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15755.0

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Nov-2010 08:34 VHKDK Added
16-Mar-2011 01:16 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-May-2012 09:33 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
29-Jul-2012 13:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
14-Apr-2013 19:41 TB Updated [Source]
19-Apr-2013 15:46 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
18-Jun-2013 10:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
28-Jul-2013 17:28 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
14-Aug-2013 13:13 PeterV Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative]
23-Sep-2013 15:05 TB Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative]
09-Mar-2020 20:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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