| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AKJU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Taylorcraft Plus D |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Taylorcraft D/E/F/G/J Auster Mk1/2/3/4/5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Taylorcraft J Auster Mk5 |
| C/n (msn): | 2058 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 28 December 1982 |
| Photo by: | Terry Dann |
| Photo ID: | 331778 |
| Photo Comment |
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The fuselages of Auster 5s G-APBW (left) and G-AKJU on rebuild in the JRB Aviation workshop both having come to grief on glider towing duty. G-APBW hit trees on take-off when retrieving a glider at Hempstead, Essex on 25 July 1982 and G-AKJU crashed on take-off at Whatfield on 15 August 1971. G-APBW is current in 2021, G-AKJU became G-TENT which is in store in 2021. This photo is copyright © Terry Dann, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 February 2021, and has since been viewed 196 times. |