Aircraft W6425 Data

(id: 570529) Regd G-AEAJ [CofR 6639] 22.2.36 to Railway Air Services Ltd, Barton; named "Star of
Lancashire". CofA 5349 issued 14.3.36 and delivered same day. Damaged Croydon 24.4.36; repaired. Regd [CofR 8148] 19.10.37 to Isle of Man Air Services Ltd, Derbyhaven; named "RMA Castletown". Operated by 24 Squadron 10.39. Regn cld 4.1.40 as sold. Impressed as W6425 1.3.40. To Air Taxis Ltd, Ringway for major inspection 18.6.40. To 9 MU Cosford 17.9.40. To RAF Andover 24.10.40. To 7 FPP White Waltham 15.2.41; to HQ ATA 23.2.41. To 271 Squadron, Doncaster 22.2.42. To 9 MU Cosford 23.3.42. To RAF Exeter 6.8.42. Damaged in ground collision with Tiger Moth DE481 Exeter 20.8.42; to DH Acft for repairs 2.10.42. To 18 MU Dumfries 28.2.43. To 55 OTU Annan 12.4.43; renamed 4 TEU 26.1.44; renamed 3 TEU 1.3.44.
To 53 OTU Kirton-in-Lindsey 24.4.44. To 3 TEU Annan 8.8.44. To DH Witney for major inspection 7.9.44. Soc for spares 26.9.44. Note: A static replica Rapide, painted as G-AEAJ in Railway Air Services c/s [and named “Neptune”] was built at Hooton Park .01 and erected at the Liverpool Marriott South Hotel [the former Speke Airport Terminal]. This was repainted as G-ANZP .04.