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| Date: | Friday 23 November 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Geoffrey H Turner |
| Registration: | G-AAZN |
| MSN: | 2043 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rough Stone Farm, between Bradnop and Ipstones, near Leek, Staffs -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Heston Aerodrome, Heston, Middlesex |
| Barton Airfield, Eccles, Lancashire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Registered G-AAZN [C of R 2614] 6.30 to Brian Lewis & C.D.Barnard Ltd, Heston. C of A 2588 issued 6.9.30. Registered [C of R 3037] 3.31 to Stanley Davenport, Heston. Registered [C of R 3758] 5.32 to Henry N.S. [Nigel] Norman [of Airwork Ltd], Heston. Registered [C of R 4934] 26.3.34 to Geoffrey H.Turner, Barton; delivered 14.3.34.
Crashed in thick fog at Rough Stone Farm, between Bradnop and Ipstones, near Leek, Staffordshire 23.11.34 en route from Heston to Barton. While flying in these low visibility conditions the aircraft was heard to crash by the occupants of Rough Stones Farm near Bradnop. They rushed to help, but found the wreck ablaze and the pilot/owner - Geoffrey Heap Turner (aged 24) - dead. Registration G-AAZN cancelled 11.34 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAZN.pdf
3. http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/peak-district/de-havilland-dh80a-g-aazn-bradnop/
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh80a-puss-moth-near-leek-1-killed
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p020.html
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.htmll
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2013 19:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-May-2013 02:38 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-May-2018 18:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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