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Beagle A.109 Airdale

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Produced Variants
A.109 AiredaleFour-seat, high-wing braced monoplane with a fixed, tricycle undercarriage, developed from the Auster D.8 project. 
180 h.p. Lycoming O-360-A1A powerplant.
A.111 AiredaleAs A.109 but fitted with 175 h.p. Rolls-Royce Continental GO-300 powerplant.



A.109 Airedale

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C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
 43 aircraft built by Beagle Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby. Leicestershire, between April 1961 and June 1963.
 B.501  G-ARKE  Originally laid down as Auster D.8, c/n 3711. Prototype, original c/n A.109-X. Retained by Beagle. Conv to A.111.
 B.502  G-ARKF  Originally laid down as Auster D.8, c/n 3712. Prototype, original c/n A.109-Y. Retained by Beagle.
 B.503  G-ARNP  Original c/n A.109-P1. Development aircraft. Rebuilt to lighter weight standard. To Thomas Pay and Sons Ltd., London, December 1963.
 B.504  G-ARNR  Original c/n A.109-P2. Development aircraft, retained by Beagle. Rebuilt to lighter weight standard.
 B.505  G-ARNS  Original c/n A.109-P3. Development aircraft. Rebuilt to lighter weight standard; to Roja Aviation, Switzerland, as HB-EUE, December 1962.
 B.506  G-ARNT  Original c/n A.109-P4. To George Harry Bollon Westle, Leeds.
 B.507  G-ARRO  Original c/n A.109-P5. To Holmsund Flooring, London.
 B.508  G-AROJ  Original c/n A.109-1. To Roja Aviation, Switzerland, as HB-EUC. Returned to Beagle for rbuilt to lighter weight standard.
 B.509  G-ARXB  Original c/n A.109-2. Retained by Beagle as a demonstrator. To Pensnett Autos Ltd.,Brierly Hill, Staffs, April 1970.
 B.510  G-ARXC  Original c/n A.109-3. Originally regd to Pressed Steel Co. Ltd. Damaged, repaired and loaned to the Parliamentary Flying Group Oct 1966.
 B.511  G-ARXD  Original c/n A.109-4. To Associated Iliffe Press Ltd, Fairoaks, for 'Flight International'.
 B.512  G-ARYZ  To Beagle associate BEAS Ltd, Kidlington. Rebuilt to lightweight standard. To Benjamin Laird, Coventry.
 B.513  G-ARZP  To Scott (Toomebridge) Ltd, Toombridge, Co. Antrim
 B.514  G-ARZR  To Beagle associate BEAS Ltd, Kidlington. To Lothar Norman Hocking, Farnham Royal, via CSE (Aircraft Services) Ltd., Kidlington.
 B.515  G-ARZS  To Beagle associate BEAS Ltd, Kidlington. Rebuilt to lightweight standard. To the Maidenhead Organ Studio Ltd, White Waltham.
 B.516  G-ASAI  To Beagle associate BEAS Ltd, Kidlington. Rebuilt to lightweight standard. To Charles Alexander Ramsay, Coldstream, Berwick.
 B.517  G-ASAF  To Beagle associate BEAS Ltd, Kidlington. To Scandinavian A/S, Kastrup, as OY-AOM.
 B.518  G-ASAH  To Beagle associate BEAS Ltd, Kidlington. To Ewart & Co (Studio) Ltd, Chelsea.
 B.519  G-ASBH  To Dennis Hinckman Crump, Oxted, Surrey.
 B.520  G-ASBI  To David, Lord Trefgarne, Chobham.
 B.521  G-ASBJ  To Machaine Watson & Co. Ltd, London.
 B.522  G-ASBK  To Beagle. To Sanderson Achfield Services, Malton, Ontario, as CF-PDL.
 B.523  G-ASBY  Initially retained by Beagle as a development and trials aircraft. To William Denis Anderson, Melrose, Roxburgh.
 B.524  G-ASBX  To Société Dumez, Paris, but ntu. To Pakistan as AP-ANP.
 B.525  G-ASBZ  To Beagle. To William R. Bedford & Lyle Barnes, Kyancutta, SA, via Aviation Services Australia, as VH-UEP.
 B.526  G-ASCA  To Beagle. To Super Spread Aviation, Parafield, via Aviation Services Australia, as VH-UEH.
 B.527  G-ASCB  To Cumberland Air Services Ltd, Crosby. Later rebuilt in Portugal as CS-AIB.
 B.528  ZK-CCW  To Ran MacDonald (Light Aircraft) Ltd., Rongotai, New Zealand.
 B.529  CS-ALV  To Sociedade Mercantil, Lisbon.
 B.530  VH-DCP  To Charles D & E.C. Hall, Moree, NSW, via Allied Aviation Pty.
 B.531  VH-DCR  To Leewil Constructions, Revesby, NSW, via Allied Aviation Pty.
 B.532  VH-DCS  To Alfred B. Anderson, Mossman, NSW, via Allied Aviation Pty.
 B.533  PH-SFA  To J. Scholtan, Emmerloord.
 B.534  G-ASEL  To Beagle. To Aviaco SpA, Milan/Bresso, as I-CINA.
 B.535  D-ENRU  To Wilhelm Plöger, Greven. Later retuned to Beagle as G-AWGA, then to Shannon Aircraft Holdings as EI--ATA.
 B.536  G-ASEM  To Beagle. To Aviaco SpA, Milan/Bresso, as I-COSO.
 B.537  G-ASWF  To Beagle as demonstrator.
 B.538  G-ASRK  To Engineering Appliances Ltd., White Waltham.
 B.539  OY-DCN  To Karl Emil Karlstrøm, Pandrup.
 B.540  SE-EGA  To Sverige-Flyg AB.
 B.541  G-ATAW  To Archibald Cecil Stewart, Gainford, Co. Durham, via Shackleton Aviation.
 B.542  G-ATCC  To Paul Clive Moyes, Ipswich, via Shackleton Aviation.
 B.543  G-ASWB  To Kebbell Development Ltd, Watford, & United Marine (1939) Ltd., London, via Shackleton Aviation.
Total Production   43

A.111 Airedale

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C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
 1 aircraft converted by Marshalls of Cambridge in July/August 1961.
 B.501  G-ARKE  Retained by Beagle.
Total Conversions  (1)




Production Summary

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All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 A.109 Airedale 43     43
 A.111 Airedale   (1)   1
  43 (1) 0  

Production References
  1. False Dawn - The Beagle Aircraft Story, Tom Wenham (Air Britain Publishing 2015)
  2. Beagle Aircraft - A Production History, Compiled by the Midland Counties Research Group (Midland Counties Publishing, 1974)

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