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| Date: | Thursday 14 June 1923 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Aero Club (RAC) |
| Registration: | G-EAYB |
| MSN: | H6608 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Croydon Airport, Surrey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF H6608 (former RAF serial used on the documentation in lieu of any official constructors number). First civil registered 22/07/21 (C of R 724) as G-EAYB to the Aircraft Disposal Co Ltd. Sold on to the Royal Aero Club 24/10/21.
Written off 14/07/23 when crashed at Croydon Airport, London during a training flight. (According to one source, the aircraft was taking part in an air race). Both pilots was killed in the crash.
Registration G-EAYB cancelled 02/07/23 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/5/C65: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576533
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EAYB.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-504k-croydon-2-killed
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E2.html
5. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15984.0
6. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/81-register-gb-g-eb
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Apr-2012 00:26 | ryan | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2013 02:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2017 07:02 | Sergey L. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Mar-2020 22:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2024 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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