ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65648
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| Date: | Sunday 8 January 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-ASOM |
| MSN: | B.622 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Merryn Airfield, 3.5 miles S of Padstow, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Merryn, Cornwall |
| St. Merryn, Cornwall | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Auster AOP.6 VF505 (c/no.2274).Delivered 23/10/1946. Service with 652 Squadron, 1909 Flight, RAF. Sold 23/10/1961 to Beagle-Auster Aircraft Ltd. Rebuilt as A.61 Terrier 2 c/no B.622. Civil registered in "Class B" marking as G-35-11, for test flying, then registered as G-ASOM on 3/2/1964.
Withdrawn From Use after accident at St Merryn, Cornwall 8/1/1978. Registration G-ASOM cancelled 14/2/1978 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
However, later repaired and restored to service: re-registered as G-JETS 19/4/1983. When re-sold on 13/8/1991, the new owner reverted the aircraft to its former registration as G-ASOM. Currently airworthy at Old Hay Airstrip, Paddock Wood, Kent.
Sources:
1. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/search/?q=G-ASOM&f=reg&search_type=simple
2. https://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ASOM-2.pdf
3. http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=1092
4. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p22.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 22:44 | VHKDK | Added |
| 23-Feb-2012 18:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2012 14:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2013 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2015 12:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2015 12:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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