On 23rd January 1955 Proctor G-AIEX, of the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, sustained minor damage in some form of accident at Sherburn in Elmet airfield. Nothing more is known and it was later repaired.
Pilot - Name unknown.
This aircraft was built to contract 975967/39 by Percival Aircraft Ltd, at Luton for the RAF as P6174. It was taken on charge by 613 (Army Co-Operation) Squadron on 26th May 1940 at Odiham. In June
1940 the squadron moved to Netherthorpe. On 8th September 1940 it was taken on charge by 4 Squadron at Linton on Ouse and they moved to Clifton on 27th August 1941. It was then used at numerous bases
with 4 Squadron until 10th January 1944 when it was transferred to the Station Flight at Coltishall. On 17th March 1944 it suffered Cat.B damage but what occurred is not known. It was then taken to
Herts and Essex Aviation Ltd for a repair in works. In June 1944, once servicable, it went to No.1 R.S. at Cranwell. In March 1946 it was flown to 5 MU at Kemble and then appears surplus to RAF requirement.
On 30th August 1946 it was sold to the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, at Sherburn in Elmet, and registered on the civilian register as G-AIEX. On 3rd July 1953 it suffered minor damage when it overturned at
Le Touquet and was repaired on site. On 23th January 1955 it suffered minor damage at Sherburn in Elmet though what happened is not known and was again repaired on site. On 16th July 1956 the UK registration
was cancelled and it was sold to Germany where it was registered as D-EFAG. On 25th June 1956 it suffered minor damage when it was force landed near Plettenburg, Sauerland, Germany. It was again repaired
(probably on site). It later went to two other owners in Germany. On 25th March 1964 the registration was cancelled though it took four years to be placed in open storage at Heazsgenaurach and to be then
scrapped.
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