http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2880074

“People in Suffern said the plane was flying so fast just before it crashed that they mistook it for a jet. “

American Aircraft Corp was an aircraft ferrying company

That number dies not correspond to any RAF serial it was in a batch of cancelled Airspeed Oxfords

Alan Hubert Davidson service number was #126592 (via Air Force List and confirmed via London Gazette) so all up

My question is does anyone know what happened to it?

Says Scrapped in 1936 here

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aKQsAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT87&lpg=PT87&dq=Bristol+Fighter+G-ACAC&source=bl&ots=EtVurCZa9Y&sig=ya9CBswh7txXTTXdGADwlRr15i0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EyNzU-L8EZCy7AbSqYFg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Bristol%20Fighter%20G-ACAC&f=false

BTW Captain Walter Leslie Handley ATA, killed 15/11/1941 in Airacobra I, serial AH598 of 3 FPP, when it’s engine cut and stalled and the aircraft dived into ground near Fingland Cumbria. He is buried in Birmingham

Jayce

Thanks for the update on this very informative

Paul

“Just found out he went to 5 OTU as instructor after BoF and has two Do 17 claims “

I got this info from “Those Other Eagles” by Chris Shores. Actually it says the following “He was posted to the UK on 13 June, when he became an instructor at 5 OTU. A week later he was transferred to HQ 10 Group and on 4th June 1941 he went from the General Duties branch to the Administration and General Duties Branch for no flying duties”

Claims (2 Destroyed)

11 May Do 17 in and 13 May Do 17 both in Hurricane I

Air Force List Dec 1940

90021 E. S. Williams FL Seniority 12. 3.40

Air Force List Jan 1942

90021 E. Seymour. Williams FL (ASD) Seniority 12. 3.40 — Administrative and Special Duties

Jan 4 AFL

Finds him 90021 – E. Seymour “Wing Commander”. Directorate-General of Postings 23 Feb 1941

I wonder if he had an accident after June 1940 that precluded him for flying?

The last AFL I have access to (April 1945) him has him Sqn Ldr with Seniority 1941

Jan 1940 ORB

He was flying L2055 (as you refer) on Service Training on 1/1/1940 (two flights) and it appears it was his regular mount for whole of Jan 1940, except when he flew Tutor K3443 on Refresher training L2055 was in mount during Feb 1940 and most of March. He started flying L2045 then (27 March) does his logbook provide a code? He flew Hind L7226 on 28th March 1940 with Sqd/Ldr Stokes and back on L2055 in April 1940 In May 1940 he was in France and claimed a Do 17 on the 11th May he flew with Sqn in Battle Of France and posted back to the UK on 13th June when it appears he left the Sqn

Does his logbook cover the retreat from France and his flights ?? This period is not very well documented in respect to 501 Sqn