Accident Avro 504K G-EAJQ, Thursday 23 September 1920
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Date:Thursday 23 September 1920
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A504 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 504K
Owner/operator:H.W.B.Hansford
Registration: G-EAJQ
MSN: "H2587"
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Honiton, Devon -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Avro 504K H2587 (former RAF serial used by the CAA on its documentation in lieu of any official constructors number). First registered as G-EAJQ to A.V.Roe & Co Ltd., and based at Amsterdam, Netherlands. Re-registered 18.08.20 to H.W.B. Hansford.

Written off 23.09.20 when crashed at Honiton, Devon. Registration G-EAJQ cancelled by the CAA on or before 31.10.20 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"

NOTE: as the official CAA report into the crash confirms, G-EAJQ crashed at Honiton, Devon and not, as reported by some sources, Honington, Suffolk

Sources:

1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/81-register-gb-g-ea
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EAJQ.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E.html
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576502
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Sep20.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Dec-2013 02:50 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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