| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-BGKZ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-5/8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-5/8 Adventurer/Aiglet Trainer/Alpine/Autocar |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5F Aiglet Trainer |
| C/n (msn): | 2776 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | HenstridgeMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGHS IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | PFA Wessex Strut Fly-in 1980 |
| Photo Date: | 13 April 1980 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 792518 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built 1953 and registered in France as F-BGKZ 27 May 1953 and cancelled 26 September 1978 as Sold Abroad. Registered in UK as G-BGKZ 15 December 1978. Sustained major damage in a forced landing at Langham, Essex following engine failure after take-off from Nayland 30 January 1993. Sold initially for spares for Auster J/5F G-AMUI but later stored for proposed rebuild, which did not eventuate. Cancelled -8 August 2023 as PWFU. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 March 2025, and has since been viewed 21 times. |