Dr John – Many thanks. I was just trying to get some more detail on the crash itself. Back to pestering the AAIB by the look of it.

OG

Superb Pictures – Many thanks for sharing them. Brought back some memories!

Old Git, it appears that it was the owner – Michael C. Chorlton – who died in the crash of G-AGSR as his date of death is 25 October 1951. The entry for him on wikipedia reads as follows:

“Michael C. Chorlton (27 December 1913 – 25 October 1951) was an English film editor and, occasionally, director. He was born in Disley, Cheshire. He particularly worked with Powell and Pressburger, including editing The Silver Fleet and the motorcycle sequences for A Matter of Life and Death

Other films he edited include Juggernaut, Love on the Dole, The Volunteer, the Charters and Caldicott vehicle Crook’s Tour and The Day Will Dawn”.

However searching, on the net, against his name provides nothing more concerning the crash itself.

Avion Ancien – Many thanks indeed for that extra information. I am a bit of a film buff as well and that was very interesting.
OG

Thanks Avion Ancien – would you happen to know if it was the owner who was tragically killed? I was talking to someone who worked on this aircraft when it was OK-BET at Heston in January 1939.

Very nice – you don’t see many of those passing through!

Beautiful shots – Was the Orion ex-military?